People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0955 people per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Micronesia (country), 2000–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2020, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Micronesia (country) stood at 0.0955 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Micronesia (country) peaked at 0.7495 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0955 people per person, in 2020.
Micronesia (country) ranks 67th of 214 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, per capita in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7495 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.7086 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6678 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6269 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.586 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5451 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5042 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4634 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4225 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3816 people per person | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3407 people per person | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2999 people per person | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.259 people per person | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2181 people per person | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1772 people per person | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1363 people per person | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0955 people per person | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0955 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0955 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0955 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0955 people per person | -0.0% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.0955 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 3.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.0955 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 3.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5656 people per person | 0.3816 people per person | 0.7495 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1813 people per person | 0.0955 people per person | 0.3407 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0955 people per person | 0.0955 people per person | 0.0955 people per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 64 Moldova 0.1036 people per person compare
- 65 Cape Verde 0.1007 people per person compare
- 66 Panama 0.0961 people per person compare
- 68 Marshall Islands 0.095 people per person compare
- 69 Romania 0.0917 people per person compare
- 70 Faroe Islands 0.0912 people per person compare
More reference data data for Micronesia (country)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 29.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 4.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 16.58 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Micronesia (country)?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Micronesia (country) was 0.0955 people per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7495 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0955 people per person in 2020.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 67th out of 214 countries with data for 2020.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.