Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Maldives
Maldives: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
97th
of 186 countries
All-time high
20.65 people
in 2006
All-time low
0 people
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Maldives is 0 people, 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 usage in urban areas in Maldives peaked at 20.65 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 people, 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 usage in urban areas in Maldives, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.71 people | — |
| 2001 | 19.12 people | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 19.51 people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 19.86 people | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 20.16 people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 20.42 people | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 20.65 people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 20.64 people | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 20.62 people | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 20.56 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 20.44 people | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 20.25 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 19.99 people | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 19.64 people | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 19.2 people | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 18.71 people | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 18.14 people | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 17.44 people | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 16.62 people | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 15.67 people | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156.93 people. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage 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 people | 0 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.03 people | 18.71 people | 20.65 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.61 people | 15.67 people | 20.44 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 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 usage in urban areas in Maldives?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Maldives was 0 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 20.65 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Maldives ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.