People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Algeria
Algeria: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.6443 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Algeria, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Algeria stood at 0.6443 people per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Algeria peaked at 0.9905 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6373 people per square kilometre, in 2021.
Algeria ranks 133rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Algeria, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9905 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.9685 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9461 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9239 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9025 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8819 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8621 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8436 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8264 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8104 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7947 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7794 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7645 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7501 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7361 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7224 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7089 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6955 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6816 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6673 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6525 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6373 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.641 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6443 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.6443 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.6443 people per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3808 people per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8956 people per square kilometre | 0.8104 people per square kilometre | 0.9905 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.73 people per square kilometre | 0.6673 people per square kilometre | 0.7947 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6438 people per square kilometre | 0.6373 people per square kilometre | 0.6525 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 130 Cyprus 0.7614 people per square kilometre compare
- 131 Russia 0.747 people per square kilometre compare
- 132 Bermuda 0.6991 people per square kilometre compare
- 134 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.6285 people per square kilometre compare
- 135 Tajikistan 0.524 people per square kilometre compare
- 136 Venezuela 0.5148 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Algeria?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Algeria was 0.6443 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9905 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6373 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Algeria rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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.
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.