People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.2408 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.2408 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.8545 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2408 people per person, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 47th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8545 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.8543 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.854 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8537 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8534 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8194 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7853 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7513 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7174 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6834 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6493 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6153 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5813 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5473 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5133 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4793 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4453 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4113 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3773 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3434 people per person | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3094 people per person | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2755 people per person | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2417 people per person | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2413 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2408 people per person | -0.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.2408 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4222 people per person, 57% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.2408 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8027 people per person | 0.6834 people per person | 0.8545 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4963 people per person | 0.3434 people per person | 0.6493 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2617 people per person | 0.2408 people per person | 0.3094 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Malawi?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Malawi was 0.2408 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8545 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2408 people per person in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.