People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.029 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Italy, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Italy is 0.029 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 0.029 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.026 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Italy ranks 169th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.026 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0261 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0262 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0264 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0266 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0268 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.027 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0272 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0274 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0276 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0278 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0279 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0281 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0283 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0284 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0285 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0286 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0287 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0287 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0288 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0288 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0288 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0289 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.029 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.029 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.029 people per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.052 people per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0267 people per square kilometre | 0.026 people per square kilometre | 0.0276 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0284 people per square kilometre | 0.0278 people per square kilometre | 0.0288 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0289 people per square kilometre | 0.0288 people per square kilometre | 0.029 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 166 Saudi Arabia 0.0347 people per square kilometre compare
- 167 Turkmenistan 0.0315 people per square kilometre compare
- 168 Austria 0.0307 people per square kilometre compare
- 170 Luxembourg 0.0179 people per square kilometre compare
- 171 Guyana 0.0137 people per square kilometre compare
- 172 Kyrgyzstan 0.008 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Italy?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Italy was 0.029 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.029 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.026 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 169th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.