People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cyprus
Cyprus: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.7614 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cyprus, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cyprus stood at 0.7614 people per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cyprus peaked at 0.7614 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3898 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Cyprus ranks 130th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3898 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.3965 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4037 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4179 people per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4326 people per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4477 people per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4631 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4789 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4951 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5117 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5288 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5464 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5646 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5828 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.601 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6194 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6379 people per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6564 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6746 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6926 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7104 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.728 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7449 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7614 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.7614 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 14.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.7614 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.052 people per square kilometre, 14.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4437 people per square kilometre | 0.3898 people per square kilometre | 0.5117 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6104 people per square kilometre | 0.5288 people per square kilometre | 0.6926 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7362 people per square kilometre | 0.7104 people per square kilometre | 0.7614 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 127 Slovenia 0.8498 people per square kilometre compare
- 128 Antigua and Barbuda 0.836 people per square kilometre compare
- 129 Bahamas 0.7923 people per square kilometre compare
- 131 Russia 0.747 people per square kilometre compare
- 132 Bermuda 0.6991 people per square kilometre compare
- 133 Algeria 0.6443 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cyprus?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cyprus was 0.7614 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7614 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3898 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Cyprus ranks 130th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.