Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Montenegro
Montenegro: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 0.0191 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Montenegro, 2006–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Montenegro stood at 0.0191 people per square kilometre.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Montenegro peaked at 0.0439 people per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0186 people per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Montenegro 98th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0439 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0.0419 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.04 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0382 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0363 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0346 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0329 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0311 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0293 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0275 people per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0257 people per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0239 people per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0222 people per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0205 people per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0189 people per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0186 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0187 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0191 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.041 people per square kilometre | 0.0382 people per square kilometre | 0.0439 people per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0284 people per square kilometre | 0.0205 people per square kilometre | 0.0363 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0188 people per square kilometre | 0.0186 people per square kilometre | 0.0191 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 95 Costa Rica 0.0271 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Serbia 0.0248 people per square kilometre compare
- 97 Gabon 0.0227 people per square kilometre compare
- 99 Jordan 0.016 people per square kilometre compare
- 100 Saudi Arabia 0.0137 people per square kilometre compare
- 101 Armenia 0.011 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Montenegro?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Montenegro was 0.0191 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0439 people per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0186 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Montenegro ranks 98th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.
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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.