People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Belarus
Belarus: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.1157 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Belarus, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.1157 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Belarus peaked at 0.4742 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1157 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belarus ranks 159th 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4742 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.4678 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4611 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4541 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4326 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4115 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.391 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3711 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3514 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3327 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3149 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.297 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2799 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2637 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.248 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2333 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.219 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2046 people per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1901 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1753 people per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1603 people per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.145 people per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.13 people per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1157 people per square kilometre | -10.9% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.1157 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.1157 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.052 people per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4147 people per square kilometre | 0.3327 people per square kilometre | 0.4742 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2426 people per square kilometre | 0.1753 people per square kilometre | 0.3149 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1377 people per square kilometre | 0.1157 people per square kilometre | 0.1603 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 156 Sweden 0.1438 people per square kilometre compare
- 157 Albania 0.138 people per square kilometre compare
- 158 Liechtenstein 0.1238 people per square kilometre compare
- 160 Uruguay 0.0952 people per square kilometre compare
- 161 Estonia 0.0891 people per square kilometre compare
- 162 Ukraine 0.0686 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Belarus?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Belarus was 0.1157 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4742 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1157 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belarus rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Belarus ranks 159th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.