People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Algeria
Algeria: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.3991 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Algeria, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.3991 people per square kilometre for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Algeria peaked at 0.8621 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3991 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Algeria 109th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Algeria, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8621 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.8365 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8105 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7846 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7593 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7347 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7108 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6878 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6658 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6446 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6238 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6031 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5828 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5628 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5429 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5233 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5037 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4842 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4643 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4441 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4235 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4027 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.401 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3991 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.3991 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.12 people per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.3991 people per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4302 people per square kilometre, 93% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7497 people per square kilometre | 0.6446 people per square kilometre | 0.8621 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5335 people per square kilometre | 0.4441 people per square kilometre | 0.6238 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4066 people per square kilometre | 0.3991 people per square kilometre | 0.4235 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 106 Cyprus 0.5212 people per square kilometre compare
- 107 Tunisia 0.4612 people per square kilometre compare
- 108 Uzbekistan 0.4222 people per square kilometre compare
- 110 North Macedonia 0.3981 people per square kilometre compare
- 111 Samoa 0.3802 people per square kilometre compare
- 112 Costa Rica 0.364 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Algeria?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Algeria was 0.3991 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8621 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3991 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Algeria rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Algeria ranks 109th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.