People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Estonia
Estonia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.017 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Estonia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.017 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.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Estonia peaked at 0.066 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.017 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Estonia ranks 131st of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.066 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0637 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0615 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0593 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0571 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0549 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0528 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0507 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0487 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0467 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0447 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0427 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0404 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0371 people per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0348 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0327 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0306 people per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.029 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.027 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0249 people per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0228 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0208 people per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0189 people per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.017 people per square kilometre | -10.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.017 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 people per square kilometre, 98.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.017 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.009 people per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0561 people per square kilometre | 0.0467 people per square kilometre | 0.066 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0344 people per square kilometre | 0.0249 people per square kilometre | 0.0447 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0199 people per square kilometre | 0.017 people per square kilometre | 0.0228 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 128 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0642 people per square kilometre compare
- 129 Thailand 0.0365 people per square kilometre compare
- 130 Sweden 0.0211 people per square kilometre compare
- 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
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Estonia?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Estonia was 0.017 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.066 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.017 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Estonia ranks 131st out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.