People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 2.66 people per square kilometre in 2018. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 2.66 people per square kilometre, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 3.49 people per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.66 people per square kilometre, in 2018.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 95th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.48 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 3.49 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.49 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.48 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.44 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.39 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.35 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.3 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.24 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.17 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.11 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 3.04 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.97 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.91 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.86 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.81 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.76 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.71 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.66 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2.66 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2.66 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.052 people per square kilometre, 51.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.38 people per square kilometre | 3.17 people per square kilometre | 3.49 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.87 people per square kilometre | 2.66 people per square kilometre | 3.11 people per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 92 Faroe Islands 3.19 people per square kilometre compare
- 93 Peru 3.17 people per square kilometre compare
- 94 Curacao 3.15 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Ireland 2.57 people per square kilometre compare
- 97 Palestine 2.53 people per square kilometre compare
- 98 Guam 2.47 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2599 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0577 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8716 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7607 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3142 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 2.66 people per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 3.49 people per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 95th out of 214 countries with data for 2018.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.