Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ecuador is 0 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0188 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2023.
That places Ecuador 95th out of 182 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, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0188 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0181 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0175 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0167 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.016 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0153 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0145 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0138 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.013 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0123 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0115 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0099 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0092 people per person | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0084 people per person | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0076 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0068 people per person | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.006 people per person | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0052 people per person | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 people per person | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 people per person | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 people per person | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 0.002 people per person | -29.5% |
| 2023 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 people per person | — |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per person. (54 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0011 people per person. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -100.0% | 0.002 people per person | 0 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0156 people per person | 0.0123 people per person | 0.0188 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.008 people per person | 0.0044 people per person | 0.0115 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0036 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 92 Turkey 0 people per person compare
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- 95 Andorra 0 people per person
- 95 United Arab Emirates 0 people per person
- 95 Argentina 0 people per person compare
- 95 Armenia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Austria 0 people per person
- 95 Azerbaijan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Belgium 0 people per person
- 95 Bangladesh 0 people per person compare
- 95 Bulgaria 0 people per person
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per person compare
- 95 Belarus 0 people per person
- 95 Bermuda 0 people per person
- 95 Bolivia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Brazil 0 people per person compare
- 95 Bhutan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Canada 0 people per person
- 95 Switzerland 0 people per person
- 95 Chile 0 people per person compare
- 95 China 0 people per person compare
- 95 Cayman Islands 0 people per person
- 95 Cyprus 0 people per person
- 95 Czechia 0 people per person
- 95 Germany 0 people per person
- 95 Denmark 0 people per person
- 95 Egypt 0 people per person compare
- 95 Spain 0 people per person
- 95 Estonia 0 people per person
- 95 Finland 0 people per person
- 95 Fiji 0 people per person compare
- 95 France 0 people per person
- 95 United Kingdom 0 people per person
- 95 Gibraltar 0 people per person
- 95 Greece 0 people per person compare
- 95 Hong Kong 0 people per person
- 95 Hungary 0 people per person
- 95 India 0 people per person compare
- 95 Ireland 0 people per person
- 95 Iran 0 people per person compare
- 95 Iceland 0 people per person
- 95 Israel 0 people per person
- 95 Italy 0 people per person
- 95 Kazakhstan 0 people per person
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Cambodia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Kuwait 0 people per person
- 95 Laos 0 people per person compare
- 95 Sri Lanka 0 people per person compare
- 95 Lithuania 0 people per person
- 95 Luxembourg 0 people per person
- 95 Latvia 0 people per person
- 95 Macao 0 people per person
- 95 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per person
- 95 Monaco 0 people per person
- 95 Moldova 0 people per person
- 95 Maldives 0 people per person compare
- 95 Mexico 0 people per person compare
- 95 North Macedonia 0 people per person
- 95 Malta 0 people per person
- 95 Montenegro 0 people per person compare
- 95 Malaysia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Netherlands 0 people per person
- 95 Norway 0 people per person
- 95 New Zealand 0 people per person
- 95 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 95 Palau 0 people per person
- 95 Poland 0 people per person
- 95 North Korea 0 people per person
- 95 Portugal 0 people per person
- 95 Paraguay 0 people per person compare
- 95 Palestine 0 people per person compare
- 95 Romania 0 people per person
- 95 Russia 0 people per person
- 95 Singapore 0 people per person
- 95 Slovakia 0 people per person
- 95 Sweden 0 people per person
- 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people per person
- 95 Thailand 0 people per person compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 0 people per person compare
- 95 East Timor 0 people per person compare
- 95 Ukraine 0 people per person
- 95 Uruguay 0 people per person compare
- 95 United States 0 people per person
- 95 Uzbekistan 0 people per person
- 95 Vietnam 0 people per person compare
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More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ecuador?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ecuador was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0188 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.