People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Argentina
Argentina: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.4639 people per square kilometre in 2016. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Argentina, 2000–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2016, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Argentina stood at 0.4639 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Argentina peaked at 1.17 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4639 people per square kilometre, in 2016.
Argentina ranks 139th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Argentina, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.17 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.13 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.09 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.05 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.01 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9613 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9167 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.871 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8247 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.778 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7304 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6824 people per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6335 people per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5925 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5507 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.508 people per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4639 people per square kilometre | -8.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.4639 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.4639 people per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.05 people per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.98 people per square kilometre | 0.778 people per square kilometre | 1.17 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5945 people per square kilometre | 0.4639 people per square kilometre | 0.7304 people per square kilometre | 7 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 136 Venezuela 0.5148 people per square kilometre compare
- 137 United Kingdom 0.4886 people per square kilometre compare
- 138 Botswana 0.4738 people per square kilometre compare
- 140 Turkey 0.4515 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 Samoa 0.4404 people per square kilometre compare
- 142 North Macedonia 0.3981 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Argentina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 111.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 31.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Argentina?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Argentina was 0.4639 people per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4639 people per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Argentina rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Argentina ranks 139th out of 214 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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.
About this data
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.