People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.1876 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Libya, 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 Libya is 0.1876 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 3.8% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 0.1876 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0564 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Libya 151st out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Libya, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0564 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.061 people per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0658 people per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0708 people per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.076 people per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0814 people per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.087 people per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0929 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0989 people per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1052 people per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1116 people per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1131 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1142 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1207 people per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1272 people per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1336 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.14 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1466 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1535 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1603 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1671 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1739 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1808 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1876 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1876 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1876 people per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3808 people per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0795 people per square kilometre | 0.0564 people per square kilometre | 0.1052 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1321 people per square kilometre | 0.1116 people per square kilometre | 0.1603 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1774 people per square kilometre | 0.1671 people per square kilometre | 0.1876 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 148 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2369 people per square kilometre compare
- 149 Thailand 0.2082 people per square kilometre compare
- 150 Paraguay 0.2072 people per square kilometre compare
- 152 Japan 0.1857 people per square kilometre compare
- 153 Qatar 0.1645 people per square kilometre compare
- 154 Suriname 0.1544 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Libya?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Libya was 0.1876 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1876 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0564 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 151st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.