Rural without improved sanitation in Maldives
Maldives: Rural without improved sanitation was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rural without improved sanitation in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, rural without improved sanitation in Maldives stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without improved sanitation in Maldives peaked at 59,152 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2024.
That places Maldives 141st out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rural without improved sanitation in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59,152 | — |
| 2001 | 56,674 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 54,159 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 51,599 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 49,003 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 46,387 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 44,239 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 42,860 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 41,456 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 39,928 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 38,269 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 36,468 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 34,510 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 32,381 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 30,096 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 27,697 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 25,143 | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 22,387 | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 19,437 | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 16,302 | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 12,990 | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 9,509 | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 5,807 | -38.9% |
| 2023 | 2,023 | -65.2% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,902. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0 is below the median for South Asia, which is 217,606. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rural without improved sanitation in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -100.0% | 2,023 | 0 |
| 2023 | -65.2% | 5,807 | 2,023 |
| 2022 | -38.9% | 9,509 | 5,807 |
| 2021 | -26.8% | 12,990 | 9,509 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48,546 | 39,928 | 59,152 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,269 | 16,302 | 38,269 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,066 | 0 | 12,990 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 138 Luxembourg 12.57 compare
- 139 Belgium 6.55 compare
- 140 Finland 1.7 compare
- 141 Albania 0 compare
- 141 Andorra 0
- 141 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 141 Austria 0 compare
- 141 Chile 0 compare
- 141 Czechia 0 compare
- 141 Denmark 0
- 141 Falkland Islands 0
- 141 Fiji 0 compare
- 141 France 0
- 141 Germany 0
- 141 Greece 0 compare
- 141 Guyana 0 compare
- 141 Hungary 0
- 141 Iceland 0
- 141 Iran 0 compare
- 141 Italy 0
- 141 Kazakhstan 0 compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 141 Malaysia 0 compare
- 141 Malta 0
- 141 Mexico 0 compare
- 141 New Zealand 0
- 141 Norway 0
- 141 Oman 0 compare
- 141 Poland 0 compare
- 141 Portugal 0 compare
- 141 Spain 0 compare
- 141 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 141 Switzerland 0 compare
- 141 Thailand 0 compare
- 141 Tokelau 0 compare
- 141 Turkmenistan 0 compare
- 141 Uruguay 0 compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural without improved sanitation in Maldives?
- Rural without improved sanitation in Maldives was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 59,152 in 2000.
- What is the lowest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for rural without improved sanitation?
- Maldives ranks 141st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without improved sanitation rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rural without improved sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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