People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Laos
Laos: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 3.48 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Laos, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Laos stood at 3.48 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Laos peaked at 16.52 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.48 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Laos 91st out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Laos, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.52 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 16.07 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 15.6 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 15.1 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 14.57 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 14.06 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 13.59 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 13.11 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 12.6 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 12.08 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 11.54 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 10.99 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 10.42 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 9.83 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 9.23 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 8.61 people per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 8 people per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 7.36 people per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 6.71 people per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 6.04 people per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 5.36 people per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 4.65 people per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 4.05 people per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 3.48 people per square kilometre | -14.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 3.48 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.28 people per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 3.48 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.47 people per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.33 people per square kilometre | 12.08 people per square kilometre | 16.52 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.87 people per square kilometre | 6.04 people per square kilometre | 11.54 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.38 people per square kilometre | 3.48 people per square kilometre | 5.36 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 3.85 people per square kilometre compare
- 89 American Samoa 3.71 people per square kilometre compare
- 90 Jamaica 3.52 people per square kilometre compare
- 92 Faroe Islands 3.19 people per square kilometre compare
- 93 Peru 3.17 people per square kilometre compare
- 94 Curacao 3.15 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Laos?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Laos was 3.48 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 16.52 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.48 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 91st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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.