People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United States
United States: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0027 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United States, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United States is 0.0027 people per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 189.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United States peaked at 0.0027 people per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2000.
United States ranks 119th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United States, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.0002 people per person | +4336.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 people per person | +96.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 people per person | +48.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 people per person | +32.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 people per person | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 people per person | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 people per person | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 people per person | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.002 people per person | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 people per person | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 people per person | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 people per person | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 people per person | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 people per person | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +4336.5% | 0 people per person | 0.0002 people per person |
| 2012 | +96.2% | 0.0002 people per person | 0.0005 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.002 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 0.0027 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United States?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United States was 0.0027 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 people per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2000.
- How does United States rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- United States ranks 119th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.