People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Liberia
Liberia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 19.83 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Liberia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 19.83 people per square kilometre for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Liberia peaked at 19.83 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.88 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Liberia ranks 31st of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.88 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 14.15 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 14.38 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 14.35 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 14.38 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.88 people per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 15.57 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 16.2 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 16.7 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 17.05 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 17.36 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 17.85 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 18.28 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 18.47 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 18.63 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 18.78 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 18.93 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 19.05 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 19.17 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 19.29 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 19.42 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 19.55 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 19.69 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 19.83 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 19.83 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.87 people per square kilometre, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 19.83 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.84 people per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.15 people per square kilometre | 13.88 people per square kilometre | 17.05 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.58 people per square kilometre | 17.36 people per square kilometre | 19.29 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.62 people per square kilometre | 19.42 people per square kilometre | 19.83 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 28 Guinea 21.48 people per square kilometre compare
- 29 Afghanistan 20.1 people per square kilometre compare
- 30 Mozambique 19.87 people per square kilometre compare
- 32 Democratic Republic of Congo 19.49 people per square kilometre compare
- 33 Senegal 17.84 people per square kilometre compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 16.96 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Liberia?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Liberia was 19.83 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.83 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.88 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Liberia ranks 31st out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.