People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mali
Mali: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.3236 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mali, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mali is 0.3236 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mali peaked at 0.6936 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3236 people per person, in 2024.
Mali ranks 36th 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6936 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.6767 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6599 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6433 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6267 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6102 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5938 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5775 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5613 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5452 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5293 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5135 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4979 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4824 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4672 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.452 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4371 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4223 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4077 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3932 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.379 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3649 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3509 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3372 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3236 people per person | -4.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.3236 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4222 people per person, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.3236 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6188 people per person | 0.5452 people per person | 0.6936 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4603 people per person | 0.3932 people per person | 0.5293 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3511 people per person | 0.3236 people per person | 0.379 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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, per capita in Mali?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mali was 0.3236 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6936 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3236 people per person in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Mali ranks 36th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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.