People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in South Korea
South Korea: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 1.35 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in South Korea, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in South Korea stood at 1.35 people per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 189.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in South Korea peaked at 1.35 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
South Korea ranks 115th 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0.0431 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 0.1252 people per square kilometre | +190.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2077 people per square kilometre | +65.9% |
| 2011 | 0.292 people per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3779 people per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4652 people per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5545 people per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6449 people per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7348 people per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8238 people per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9129 people per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 1 people per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 1.09 people per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 1.18 people per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 1.26 people per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 1.35 people per square kilometre | +6.8% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 1.35 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 25.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 1.35 people per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.47 people per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in South Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +190.4% | 0.0431 people per square kilometre | 0.1252 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0168 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0.1252 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6015 people per square kilometre | 0.2077 people per square kilometre | 1 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 people per square kilometre | 1.09 people per square kilometre | 1.35 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 112 Azerbaijan 1.55 people per square kilometre compare
- 113 Bolivia 1.43 people per square kilometre compare
- 114 Colombia 1.43 people per square kilometre compare
- 116 China 1.35 people per square kilometre compare
- 117 Belize 1.32 people per square kilometre compare
- 118 Uzbekistan 1.22 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in South Korea?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in South Korea was 1.35 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 115th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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.