People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Mali
Mali: People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate was -1.16 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Mali, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Mali recorded -1.16 % change on previous year for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 1,815.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Mali peaked at 0.6253 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -1.16 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Mali ranks 118th of 213 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Mali, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5498 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 0.5992 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6205 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6253 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6103 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5568 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5068 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4427 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3536 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2848 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2077 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 2012 | -0.1679 % change on previous year | -180.8% |
| 2013 | -0.232 % change on previous year | +38.2% |
| 2014 | -0.0605 % change on previous year | -73.9% |
| 2015 | -0.1621 % change on previous year | +167.8% |
| 2016 | -0.1975 % change on previous year | +21.8% |
| 2017 | -0.2537 % change on previous year | +28.4% |
| 2018 | -0.396 % change on previous year | +56.1% |
| 2019 | -0.588 % change on previous year | +48.5% |
| 2020 | -0.6758 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 2021 | -0.728 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 2022 | -0.876 % change on previous year | +20.3% |
| 2023 | -1.02 % change on previous year | +15.9% |
| 2024 | -1.16 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's -1.16 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4956 % change on previous year. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's -1.16 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.15 % change on previous year. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Mali 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -180.8% | 0.2077 % change on previous year | -0.1679 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -167.8% | -0.0605 % change on previous year | -0.1621 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5406 % change on previous year | 0.3536 % change on previous year | 0.6253 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.1565 % change on previous year | -0.588 % change on previous year | 0.2848 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8909 % change on previous year | -1.16 % change on previous year | -0.6758 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 115 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -0.933 % change on previous year compare
- 116 Turkey -0.9963 % change on previous year compare
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -1.01 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Croatia -1.19 % change on previous year compare
- 120 North Macedonia -1.43 % change on previous year compare
- 121 American Samoa -1.59 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Mali
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 39.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Mali?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Mali was -1.16 % 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6253 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.16 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate?
- Mali ranks 118th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,815.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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
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
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.