Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Algeria
Algeria: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.0074 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Algeria, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.0074 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Algeria peaked at 0.0607 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 people per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Algeria 88th out of 182 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Algeria, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0607 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0595 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0583 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0569 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0554 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0538 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0521 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0504 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0485 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0466 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0444 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0421 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0396 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0369 people per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.034 people per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0309 people per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0275 people per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.024 people per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0201 people per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.016 people per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0117 people per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 people per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0073 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0074 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0074 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0074 people per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -39.1% | 0.0117 people per square kilometre | 0.0071 people per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -27.0% | 0.016 people per square kilometre | 0.0117 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0542 people per square kilometre | 0.0466 people per square kilometre | 0.0607 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0316 people per square kilometre | 0.016 people per square kilometre | 0.0444 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0084 people per square kilometre | 0.0071 people per square kilometre | 0.0117 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 85 Syria 0.0389 people per square kilometre compare
- 86 Tonga 0.0295 people per square kilometre compare
- 87 Serbia 0.022 people per square kilometre compare
- 89 Saudi Arabia 0.0059 people per square kilometre compare
- 90 Turkey 0.0051 people per square kilometre compare
- 91 Suriname 0.0047 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Algeria?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Algeria was 0.0074 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0607 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Algeria rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 88th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban 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 urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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 urban 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.