People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Montenegro
Montenegro: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.9035 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Montenegro, 2006–2023
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 Montenegro is 0.9035 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Montenegro peaked at 1.71 people per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8796 people per square kilometre, in 2021.
Montenegro ranks 98th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.71 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 1.65 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.59 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.53 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.47 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.41 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.36 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.3 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.24 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.18 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.06 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 1 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9489 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8949 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8796 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.886 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9035 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.9035 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.12 people per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.9035 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.009 people per square kilometre, 100.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.62 people per square kilometre | 1.53 people per square kilometre | 1.71 people per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.21 people per square kilometre | 0.9489 people per square kilometre | 1.47 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.891 people per square kilometre | 0.8796 people per square kilometre | 0.9035 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 95 Colombia 1.03 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Brazil 1.03 people per square kilometre compare
- 97 Cuba 0.9953 people per square kilometre compare
- 99 Lithuania 0.7934 people per square kilometre compare
- 100 Croatia 0.7113 people per square kilometre compare
- 101 Iraq 0.6943 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Montenegro?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Montenegro was 0.9035 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 people per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8796 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Montenegro ranks 98th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.