People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Australia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0002 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 2020.
Australia ranks 178th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 0 people per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 0 people per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2018 | 0 people per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 2019 | 0 people per square kilometre | -72.8% |
| 2020 | 0 people per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2022 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2023 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre. (85 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0 people per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.47 people per square kilometre. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -100.0% | 0 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre |
| 2019 | -72.8% | 0 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | 0.0002 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0.0001 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 175 Bulgaria 0.0001 people per square kilometre compare
- 176 Finland 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 177 Norway 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Andorra 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Bahrain 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Barbados 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Brunei 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Switzerland 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Chile 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Czechia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Germany 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Denmark 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Spain 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Fiji 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 France 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Gibraltar 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Greece 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Hungary 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Isle of Man 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Iran 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Iceland 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Kazakhstan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Kuwait 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Lebanon 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Macao 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Monaco 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Mexico 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Malta 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Malaysia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 New Caledonia 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 New Zealand 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Oman 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Poland 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Puerto Rico 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Portugal 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 178 Singapore 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 San Marino 0 people per square kilometre
- 178 Seychelles 0 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Australia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Australia was 0 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 178th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.