People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.1455 people per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in North Korea, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in North Korea stood at 0.1455 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.1954 people per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1455 people per person, in 2023.
That places North Korea 54th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1954 people per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.1952 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1951 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.195 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1948 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1914 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.188 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1844 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1808 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1771 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1735 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1698 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1662 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1625 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1588 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1551 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1514 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1476 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1471 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1466 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.146 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1455 people per person | -0.4% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.1455 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4222 people per person, 34% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.1455 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 5.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1924 people per person | 0.1844 people per person | 0.1954 people per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1643 people per person | 0.1476 people per person | 0.1808 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1463 people per person | 0.1455 people per person | 0.1471 people per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 24.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in North Korea?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in North Korea was 0.1455 people per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1954 people per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1455 people per person in 2023.
- How does North Korea rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 54th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.