People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Estonia
Estonia: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.0891 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Estonia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Estonia stood at 0.0891 people per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Estonia peaked at 0.0891 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0799 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Estonia ranks 161st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0799 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0801 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0803 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0805 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0806 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0808 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0809 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0811 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0814 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0818 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0821 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0823 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0823 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0802 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0803 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0806 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.081 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0829 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0836 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0843 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.085 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0856 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0874 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0891 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.0891 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.0891 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.052 people per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0807 people per square kilometre | 0.0799 people per square kilometre | 0.0818 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.082 people per square kilometre | 0.0802 people per square kilometre | 0.0843 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0868 people per square kilometre | 0.085 people per square kilometre | 0.0891 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 158 Liechtenstein 0.1238 people per square kilometre compare
- 159 Belarus 0.1157 people per square kilometre compare
- 160 Uruguay 0.0952 people per square kilometre compare
- 162 Ukraine 0.0686 people per square kilometre compare
- 163 Canada 0.0631 people per square kilometre compare
- 164 Slovakia 0.0529 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Estonia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Estonia was 0.0891 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0891 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0799 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Estonia ranks 161st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.