People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United States
United States: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.1002 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United States, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.1002 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.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 312.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United States peaked at 0.1002 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
United States ranks 125th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United States, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 0.0082 people per square kilometre | +4371.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0162 people per square kilometre | +97.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0243 people per square kilometre | +49.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0323 people per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0403 people per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0482 people per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0561 people per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.064 people per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0717 people per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0791 people per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0861 people per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0931 people per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1002 people per square kilometre | +7.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.1002 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 people per square kilometre, 579.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +4371.8% | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | 0.0082 people per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +97.8% | 0.0082 people per square kilometre | 0.0162 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0361 people per square kilometre | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | 0.0717 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0896 people per square kilometre | 0.0791 people per square kilometre | 0.1002 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 122 Suriname 0.1156 people per square kilometre compare
- 123 Palau 0.1065 people per square kilometre compare
- 124 Belarus 0.1011 people per square kilometre compare
- 126 United Kingdom 0.0981 people per square kilometre compare
- 127 Ukraine 0.0686 people per square kilometre compare
- 128 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0642 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United States?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in United States was 0.1002 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1002 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does United States rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- United States ranks 125th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 312.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.