Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Maldives
Maldives: Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0
World rank
97th
of 186 countries
All-time high
20.65
in 2006
All-time low
0
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Maldives is 0, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Maldives peaked at 20.65 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2020.
That places Maldives 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.71 | — |
| 2001 | 19.12 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 19.51 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 19.86 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 20.16 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 20.42 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 20.65 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 20.64 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 20.62 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 20.56 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 20.44 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 20.25 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 19.99 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 19.64 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 19.2 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 18.71 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 18.14 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 17.44 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 16.62 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 15.67 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156.93. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -100.0% | 15.67 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.03 | 18.71 | 20.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.61 | 15.67 | 20.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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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 sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Maldives?
- Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Maldives was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 20.65 in 2006.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas?
- Maldives ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas 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 Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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