People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Canada
Canada: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0101 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Canada is 0.0101 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Canada peaked at 0.0101 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 people per square kilometre, in 2001.
Canada ranks 135th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Canada, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0046 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0046 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 people per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 people per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 people per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0057 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.006 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0062 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0065 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0071 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0078 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0081 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0084 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0088 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0091 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0095 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.01 people per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.01 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0101 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0101 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 people per square kilometre, 58.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.005 people per square kilometre | 0.0046 people per square kilometre | 0.006 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0076 people per square kilometre | 0.0062 people per square kilometre | 0.0091 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0099 people per square kilometre | 0.0095 people per square kilometre | 0.0101 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 132 Saudi Arabia 0.0146 people per square kilometre compare
- 133 United Arab Emirates 0.0138 people per square kilometre compare
- 134 Slovakia 0.012 people per square kilometre compare
- 136 Luxembourg 0.0059 people per square kilometre compare
- 137 Netherlands 0.0025 people per square kilometre compare
- 138 Belgium 0.0002 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Canada?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Canada was 0.0101 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0101 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 people per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Canada ranks 135th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.