People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.0631 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0631 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 117.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.0631 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 people per square kilometre, in 2001.
Canada ranks 163rd 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0046 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0046 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 people per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 people per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 people per square kilometre | +54.0% |
| 2008 | 0.012 people per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0153 people per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0186 people per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 0.022 people per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0255 people per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0291 people per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0327 people per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0363 people per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0402 people per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0441 people per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0482 people per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0524 people per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0565 people per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0618 people per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0624 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0631 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0631 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.007 people per square kilometre | 0.0046 people per square kilometre | 0.0153 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0349 people per square kilometre | 0.0186 people per square kilometre | 0.0524 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0609 people per square kilometre | 0.0565 people per square kilometre | 0.0631 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 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
- 164 Slovakia 0.0529 people per square kilometre compare
- 165 Greenland 0.0512 people per square kilometre compare
- 166 Saudi Arabia 0.0347 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Canada?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.0631 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0631 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 people per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 163rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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.