People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in India
India: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 44.51 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in India, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in India stood at 44.51 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in India peaked at 283.56 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.51 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places India 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 283.56 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 277.3 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 270.41 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 263.02 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 255.27 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 247.05 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 238.39 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 229.31 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 219.82 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 210.08 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 200.09 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 189.75 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 179.04 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 168 people per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 156.56 people per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 144.77 people per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 132.75 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 120.44 people per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 107.84 people per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 94.97 people per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 82.42 people per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 69.84 people per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 57.18 people per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 44.51 people per square kilometre | -22.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 44.51 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.28 people per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 44.51 people per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 8.41 people per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 249.42 people per square kilometre | 210.08 people per square kilometre | 283.56 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 149.42 people per square kilometre | 94.97 people per square kilometre | 200.09 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.49 people per square kilometre | 44.51 people per square kilometre | 82.42 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 14 Kiribati 60.52 people per square kilometre compare
- 15 Malawi 54.01 people per square kilometre compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 48.8 people per square kilometre compare
- 18 Ghana 40.74 people per square kilometre compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 40.46 people per square kilometre compare
- 20 Tanzania 33.64 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in India?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in India was 44.51 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 283.56 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.51 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does India rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.