People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Netherlands
Netherlands: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.0025 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Netherlands, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.0025 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Netherlands peaked at 0.0032 people per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 people per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Netherlands 173rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.002 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0019 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 people per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 people per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 people per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.003 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.003 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.003 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.003 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.0025 people per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.0025 people per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.052 people per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0025 people per square kilometre | 0.0019 people per square kilometre | 0.003 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 people per square kilometre | 0.0029 people per square kilometre | 0.0032 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 people per square kilometre | 0.0025 people per square kilometre | 0.0028 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 170 Luxembourg 0.0179 people per square kilometre compare
- 171 Guyana 0.0137 people per square kilometre compare
- 172 Kyrgyzstan 0.008 people per square kilometre compare
- 174 Belgium 0.0002 people per square kilometre compare
- 175 Bulgaria 0.0001 people per square kilometre compare
- 176 Finland 0 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Netherlands?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Netherlands was 0.0025 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 people per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 people per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Netherlands ranks 173rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.