People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United States
United States: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.1445 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United States, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United States stood at 0.1445 people per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 111.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United States peaked at 0.1445 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0391 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places United States 155th 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 States, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0391 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0396 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0401 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0405 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.041 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0415 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.042 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0426 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0432 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0437 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.044 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0522 people per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0604 people per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0685 people per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0766 people per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0847 people per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0928 people per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1008 people per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1087 people per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1165 people per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1238 people per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1306 people per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1375 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1445 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.1445 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0413 people per square kilometre | 0.0391 people per square kilometre | 0.0437 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0805 people per square kilometre | 0.044 people per square kilometre | 0.1165 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1341 people per square kilometre | 0.1238 people per square kilometre | 0.1445 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 152 Japan 0.1857 people per square kilometre compare
- 153 Qatar 0.1645 people per square kilometre compare
- 154 Suriname 0.1544 people per square kilometre compare
- 156 Sweden 0.1438 people per square kilometre compare
- 157 Albania 0.138 people per square kilometre compare
- 158 Liechtenstein 0.1238 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United States?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in United States was 0.1445 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1445 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0391 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does United States rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 155th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.