People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 15.13 people per square kilometre in 2020. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country), 2000–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 15.13 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2020.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country) peaked at 119.97 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.87 people per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Micronesia (country) 48th out of 214 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 119.97 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 113.75 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 107.27 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 100.56 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 93.7 people per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 86.76 people per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 79.76 people per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 72.74 people per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 65.75 people per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 58.85 people per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 52.35 people per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 46.13 people per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 39.92 people per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 33.69 people per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 27.44 people per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 21.17 people per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 14.87 people per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2017 | 14.93 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.99 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 15.04 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.13 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 15.13 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 8.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 15.13 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.47 people per square kilometre, 6.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.91 people per square kilometre | 58.85 people per square kilometre | 119.97 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.05 people per square kilometre | 14.87 people per square kilometre | 52.35 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.13 people per square kilometre | 15.13 people per square kilometre | 15.13 people per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 45 Papua New Guinea 16.32 people per square kilometre compare
- 46 Rwanda 15.97 people per square kilometre compare
- 47 Niger 15.33 people per square kilometre compare
- 49 Dominica 15.03 people per square kilometre compare
- 50 Zimbabwe 14.51 people per square kilometre compare
- 51 East Timor 14.34 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Micronesia (country)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 16.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 20.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 16.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0074 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country)?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Micronesia (country) was 15.13 people per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 119.97 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.87 people per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 48th out of 214 countries with data for 2020.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.