People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Maldives
Maldives: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 6.79 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Maldives, 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 Maldives is 6.79 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.9% on the previous year and down 93.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Maldives peaked at 197.17 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.79 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Maldives ranks 61st of 171 countries on this measure, 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 197.17 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 188.91 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 180.53 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 172 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 163.34 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 154.62 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 147.46 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 142.87 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 138.19 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 133.09 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 127.56 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 121.56 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 115.03 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 107.94 people per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 100.32 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 92.32 people per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 83.81 people per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 74.62 people per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 64.79 people per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 54.34 people per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 43.3 people per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 31.7 people per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 19.36 people per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 2023 | 6.79 people per square kilometre | -64.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 6.79 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.12 people per square kilometre, 6.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 6.79 people per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 7.61 people per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -64.9% | 19.36 people per square kilometre | 6.79 people per square kilometre |
| 2022 | -38.9% | 31.7 people per square kilometre | 19.36 people per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -26.8% | 43.3 people per square kilometre | 31.7 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 161.82 people per square kilometre | 133.09 people per square kilometre | 197.17 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.23 people per square kilometre | 54.34 people per square kilometre | 127.56 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.29 people per square kilometre | 6.79 people per square kilometre | 43.3 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 58 Sudan 7.56 people per square kilometre compare
- 59 Eswatini 7.18 people per square kilometre compare
- 60 Romania 6.94 people per square kilometre compare
- 62 Vanuatu 6.69 people per square kilometre compare
- 63 Angola 6.42 people per square kilometre compare
- 64 Equatorial Guinea 5.77 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Maldives?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Maldives was 6.79 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 197.17 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.79 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Maldives ranks 61st out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.