People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Mali
Mali: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 6.57 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Mali, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mali recorded 6.57 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Mali peaked at 6.93 people per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.57 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Mali ranks 80th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Mali, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.57 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 6.61 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.65 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.69 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 6.73 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.77 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.81 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.84 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.87 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.9 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.92 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.93 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.92 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.9 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.9 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.89 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 6.87 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.86 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.83 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.79 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.74 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 6.69 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 6.64 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 6.57 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 6.57 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.26 people per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 6.57 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.84 people per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.74 people per square kilometre | 6.57 people per square kilometre | 6.9 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.88 people per square kilometre | 6.79 people per square kilometre | 6.93 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.66 people per square kilometre | 6.57 people per square kilometre | 6.74 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 77 Aruba 6.96 people per square kilometre compare
- 78 Maldives 6.79 people per square kilometre compare
- 79 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.69 people per square kilometre compare
- 81 Panama 6.25 people per square kilometre compare
- 82 Central African Republic 5.76 people per square kilometre compare
- 83 Armenia 5.52 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Mali
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 39.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Mali?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Mali was 6.57 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 6.93 people per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.57 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Mali rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Mali ranks 80th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mali 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.