People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.1238 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Liechtenstein, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 0.1238 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.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Liechtenstein peaked at 0.1238 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1035 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Liechtenstein ranks 158th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1035 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1045 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1055 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1064 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1075 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1084 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1093 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1101 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1108 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1116 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1125 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1134 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1144 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1154 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1161 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1169 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1176 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1183 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1192 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1201 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1212 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.122 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1229 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1238 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 0.1238 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 0.1238 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.052 people per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1078 people per square kilometre | 0.1035 people per square kilometre | 0.1116 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1164 people per square kilometre | 0.1125 people per square kilometre | 0.1201 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1224 people per square kilometre | 0.1212 people per square kilometre | 0.1238 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 155 United States 0.1445 people per square kilometre compare
- 156 Sweden 0.1438 people per square kilometre compare
- 157 Albania 0.138 people per square kilometre compare
- 159 Belarus 0.1157 people per square kilometre compare
- 160 Uruguay 0.0952 people per square kilometre compare
- 161 Estonia 0.0891 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Liechtenstein
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 92.1% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 94.6% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Liechtenstein?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Liechtenstein was 0.1238 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1238 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1035 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Liechtenstein ranks 158th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.