People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Montenegro
Montenegro: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.9035 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Montenegro, 2006–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 0.9035 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Montenegro peaked at 3.17 people per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8796 people per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Montenegro 125th 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 18 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.17 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 2.99 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 2.81 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 2.63 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 2.46 people per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 2.28 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 2.11 people per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.93 people per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 1.75 people per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 1.56 people per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 1.37 people per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 1.19 people per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 1 people per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9489 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8949 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8796 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.886 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9035 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.9035 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 53% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.9035 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.052 people per square kilometre, 17.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9 people per square kilometre | 2.63 people per square kilometre | 3.17 people per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.66 people per square kilometre | 0.9489 people per square kilometre | 2.46 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.891 people per square kilometre | 0.8796 people per square kilometre | 0.9035 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 122 Costa Rica 0.9778 people per square kilometre compare
- 123 Sri Lanka 0.9574 people per square kilometre compare
- 124 Croatia 0.9369 people per square kilometre compare
- 126 Bhutan 0.8853 people per square kilometre compare
- 127 Slovenia 0.8498 people per square kilometre compare
- 128 Antigua and Barbuda 0.836 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Montenegro?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Montenegro was 0.9035 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 people per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8796 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Montenegro ranks 125th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.