People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.1857 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Japan, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.1857 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.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.1857 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Japan ranks 152nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0078 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0157 people per square kilometre | +101.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0237 people per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0317 people per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0396 people per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0477 people per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0556 people per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0637 people per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0717 people per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0797 people per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0877 people per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0956 people per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1034 people per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1112 people per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1189 people per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1266 people per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1344 people per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1423 people per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.15 people per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1576 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.165 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.172 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1789 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1857 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.1857 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.1857 people per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.47 people per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +101.7% | 0.0078 people per square kilometre | 0.0157 people per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +50.8% | 0.0157 people per square kilometre | 0.0237 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0437 people per square kilometre | 0.0078 people per square kilometre | 0.0797 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1228 people per square kilometre | 0.0877 people per square kilometre | 0.1576 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1754 people per square kilometre | 0.165 people per square kilometre | 0.1857 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 149 Thailand 0.2082 people per square kilometre compare
- 150 Paraguay 0.2072 people per square kilometre compare
- 151 Libya 0.1876 people per square kilometre compare
- 153 Qatar 0.1645 people per square kilometre compare
- 154 Suriname 0.1544 people per square kilometre compare
- 155 United States 0.1445 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Japan?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.1857 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1857 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 152nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.