People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 357.53 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Hong Kong, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 357.53 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 2.2% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Hong Kong peaked at 357.53 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 166.74 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Hong Kong ranks 1st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 166.74 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 168.47 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 169.65 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 170.58 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 179.29 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 187.82 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 196.46 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 205.68 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 215.27 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 224.79 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 234.2 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 243.84 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 254.16 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 264.81 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 275.3 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 285.6 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 295.8 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 305.89 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 315.63 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 324.92 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 333.79 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 342.2 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 350 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 357.53 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 357.53 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 6757.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 357.53 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.47 people per square kilometre, 144.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 188.47 people per square kilometre | 166.74 people per square kilometre | 224.79 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 280.02 people per square kilometre | 234.2 people per square kilometre | 324.92 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 345.88 people per square kilometre | 333.79 people per square kilometre | 357.53 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Hong Kong?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Hong Kong was 357.53 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 357.53 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 166.74 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.