People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.4886 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United Kingdom is 0.4886 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United Kingdom peaked at 0.4886 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4292 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places United Kingdom 137th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4292 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.4308 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4322 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4337 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4358 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4385 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4413 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4444 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4475 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4505 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4536 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4568 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4596 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4623 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4652 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4685 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4717 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4746 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.477 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4791 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4804 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4822 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4854 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4886 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.4886 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 9.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.4886 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.052 people per square kilometre, 9.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4384 people per square kilometre | 0.4292 people per square kilometre | 0.4505 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4668 people per square kilometre | 0.4536 people per square kilometre | 0.4791 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4842 people per square kilometre | 0.4804 people per square kilometre | 0.4886 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 134 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.6285 people per square kilometre compare
- 135 Tajikistan 0.524 people per square kilometre compare
- 136 Venezuela 0.5148 people per square kilometre compare
- 138 Botswana 0.4738 people per square kilometre compare
- 139 Argentina 0.4639 people per square kilometre compare
- 140 Turkey 0.4515 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United Kingdom?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United Kingdom was 0.4886 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4886 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4292 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- United Kingdom ranks 137th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.