People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0054 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in North Macedonia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.0054 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in North Macedonia peaked at 0.0671 people per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 people per person, in 2024.
That places North Macedonia 139th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.065 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0652 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0661 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0665 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0671 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0639 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0605 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0568 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.053 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0492 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0454 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0415 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0375 people per person | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0334 people per person | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0293 people per person | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0253 people per person | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0212 people per person | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0172 people per person | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0138 people per person | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 0.011 people per person | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0083 people per person | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0056 people per person | -32.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0055 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0054 people per person | -1.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.0054 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 21% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.0054 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0005 people per person, 11.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0613 people per person | 0.0492 people per person | 0.0671 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0276 people per person | 0.011 people per person | 0.0454 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 people per person | 0.0054 people per person | 0.0083 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1665 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0308 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.342 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.224 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.168 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in North Macedonia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in North Macedonia was 0.0054 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0671 people per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 people per person in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- North Macedonia ranks 139th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.