People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Maldives
Maldives: People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Maldives, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Maldives is -100 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.4% on the previous year and down 1,256.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Maldives peaked at -3.13 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2024.
That places Maldives 185th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -3.94 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -4.19 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 2003 | -4.47 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2004 | -4.78 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2005 | -5.09 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2006 | -4.45 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 2007 | -3.13 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 2008 | -3.31 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2009 | -3.74 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 2010 | -4.24 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 2011 | -4.83 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 2012 | -5.54 % change on previous year | +14.7% |
| 2013 | -6.4 % change on previous year | +15.5% |
| 2014 | -7.37 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 2015 | -8.4 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 2016 | -9.8 % change on previous year | +16.7% |
| 2017 | -11.76 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 2018 | -14.31 % change on previous year | +21.7% |
| 2019 | -17.8 % change on previous year | +24.4% |
| 2020 | -20.74 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 2021 | -26.8 % change on previous year | +29.3% |
| 2022 | -38.93 % change on previous year | +45.2% |
| 2023 | -65.17 % change on previous year | +67.4% |
| 2024 | -100 % change on previous year | +53.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.99 % change on previous year, 25.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for South Asia, which is -32.42 % change on previous year, 3.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.12 % change on previous year | -5.09 % change on previous year | -3.13 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -9.05 % change on previous year | -17.8 % change on previous year | -4.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -50.33 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -20.74 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 182 Paraguay -58.64 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Ukraine -77.95 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Kyrgyzstan -87.72 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Australia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Bahrain -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Barbados -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Brunei -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Switzerland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Chile -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Czechia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Spain -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Fiji -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Greece -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Iran -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Kazakhstan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Lebanon -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Saint Martin (French Part) -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Mexico -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Malta -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Malaysia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Oman -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Poland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Puerto Rico -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Portugal -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Seychelles -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Mayotte -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Montserrat -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Saint Barthelemy -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Saint Helena -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Tokelau -100 % change on previous year 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Maldives?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Maldives was -100 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was -3.13 % change on previous year in 2007.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate?
- Maldives ranks 185th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,256.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.