Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 0.0787 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in North Macedonia, 2000–2023
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 North Macedonia is 0.0787 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in North Macedonia peaked at 0.3348 people per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0787 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places North Macedonia 88th 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 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3236 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.3266 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3296 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3323 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3348 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3224 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3091 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2969 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2815 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2662 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2509 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2353 people per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2195 people per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2036 people per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1877 people per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1718 people per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.156 people per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1404 people per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.125 people per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1099 people per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0951 people per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0809 people per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0798 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0787 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3123 people per square kilometre | 0.2662 people per square kilometre | 0.3348 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.18 people per square kilometre | 0.1099 people per square kilometre | 0.2509 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0836 people per square kilometre | 0.0787 people per square kilometre | 0.0951 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 85 Argentina 0.1042 people per square kilometre compare
- 86 Mongolia 0.1018 people per square kilometre compare
- 87 Tonga 0.094 people per square kilometre compare
- 89 Paraguay 0.0606 people per square kilometre compare
- 90 Samoa 0.0578 people per square kilometre compare
- 91 Suriname 0.0427 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1665 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0308 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.342 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.224 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.168 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in North Macedonia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in North Macedonia was 0.0787 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3348 people per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0787 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- North Macedonia ranks 88th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.