People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0 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.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.2216 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 177th of 214 countries on this measure, 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, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2216 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2093 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1972 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1853 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1735 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.162 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1512 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1416 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1322 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1228 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1135 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1043 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0952 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0861 people per person | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0772 people per person | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0683 people per person | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0595 people per person | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0508 people per person | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0421 people per person | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0336 people per person | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0259 people per person | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0184 people per person | -28.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0111 people per person | -39.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 people per person | -65.3% |
| 2024 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0 people per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0232 people per person. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -100.0% | 0.0038 people per person | 0 people per person |
| 2023 | -65.3% | 0.0111 people per person | 0.0038 people per person |
| 2022 | -39.9% | 0.0184 people per person | 0.0111 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1697 people per person | 0.1228 people per person | 0.2216 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0731 people per person | 0.0336 people per person | 0.1135 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0118 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0259 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 174 Belgium 0 people per person compare
- 175 Finland 0 people per person compare
- 176 Chile 0 people per person compare
- 177 Andorra 0 people per person compare
- 177 Australia 0 people per person compare
- 177 Bahrain 0 people per person compare
- 177 Barbados 0 people per person compare
- 177 Brunei 0 people per person compare
- 177 Switzerland 0 people per person compare
- 177 Czechia 0 people per person compare
- 177 Germany 0 people per person
- 177 Denmark 0 people per person
- 177 Spain 0 people per person compare
- 177 Fiji 0 people per person compare
- 177 France 0 people per person
- 177 Gibraltar 0 people per person
- 177 Greece 0 people per person compare
- 177 Hungary 0 people per person
- 177 Isle of Man 0 people per person
- 177 Iran 0 people per person compare
- 177 Iceland 0 people per person compare
- 177 Kazakhstan 0 people per person compare
- 177 Kuwait 0 people per person
- 177 Lebanon 0 people per person compare
- 177 Macao 0 people per person
- 177 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per person compare
- 177 Monaco 0 people per person
- 177 Mexico 0 people per person compare
- 177 Malta 0 people per person compare
- 177 Malaysia 0 people per person compare
- 177 New Caledonia 0 people per person
- 177 Norway 0 people per person compare
- 177 New Zealand 0 people per person compare
- 177 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 177 Poland 0 people per person compare
- 177 Puerto Rico 0 people per person compare
- 177 Portugal 0 people per person compare
- 177 Singapore 0 people per person
- 177 San Marino 0 people per person
- 177 Seychelles 0 people per person 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, per capita in Maldives?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Maldives was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2216 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 177th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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, 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)
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 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.