Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Iran
Iran: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 0.1922 people per square kilometre in 2016. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Iran, 2000–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Iran is 0.1922 people per square kilometre, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Iran peaked at 0.2097 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1922 people per square kilometre, in 2016.
Iran ranks 80th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Iran, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2097 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.2087 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2062 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2042 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2044 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2046 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2047 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2039 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2025 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2011 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1997 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1982 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1968 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1956 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1944 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1933 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1922 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.205 people per square kilometre | 0.2011 people per square kilometre | 0.2097 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1957 people per square kilometre | 0.1922 people per square kilometre | 0.1997 people per square kilometre | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2957 people per square kilometre compare
- 78 Malaysia 0.2738 people per square kilometre compare
- 79 Botswana 0.2108 people per square kilometre compare
- 81 Turkey 0.1572 people per square kilometre compare
- 82 Moldova 0.1231 people per square kilometre compare
- 83 Cuba 0.1078 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Iran
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 109.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Iran?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Iran was 0.1922 people per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2097 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1922 people per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Iran rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Iran ranks 80th out of 171 countries with data for 2016.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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.