Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Argentina
Argentina: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Argentina is 0 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Argentina peaked at 0.2042 people per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 2021.
Argentina ranks 96th of 182 countries on this measure, 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 Argentina, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1966 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1991 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2017 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2042 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1988 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1934 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1877 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1818 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1758 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1697 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1634 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1569 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1501 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1431 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.136 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1287 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1211 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1132 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1051 people per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0965 people per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0876 people per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0 people per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2023 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre. (54 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0 people per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0657 people per square kilometre. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Argentina 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 | -100.0% | 0.0876 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1909 people per square kilometre | 0.1697 people per square kilometre | 0.2042 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1314 people per square kilometre | 0.0965 people per square kilometre | 0.1634 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0219 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0.0876 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 93 Mongolia 0.003 people per square kilometre compare
- 94 Georgia 0.0019 people per square kilometre compare
- 95 Guyana 0.0005 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Afghanistan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Albania 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Andorra 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 United Arab Emirates 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Armenia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Austria 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Azerbaijan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Belgium 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Bangladesh 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Bulgaria 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Belarus 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Bermuda 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Bolivia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Brazil 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Bhutan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Canada 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Switzerland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Chile 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 China 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Cayman Islands 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Cyprus 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Czechia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Germany 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Denmark 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Ecuador 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Egypt 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Spain 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Estonia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Finland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Fiji 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 France 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 United Kingdom 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Gibraltar 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Greece 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Hong Kong 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Hungary 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Ireland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Iran 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Iceland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Israel 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Italy 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Kazakhstan 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Cambodia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Kuwait 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Laos 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Sri Lanka 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Lithuania 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Luxembourg 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Latvia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Macao 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Monaco 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Moldova 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Maldives 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Mexico 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 North Macedonia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Malta 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Montenegro 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Malaysia 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Netherlands 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Norway 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 New Zealand 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Oman 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Palau 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Poland 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 North Korea 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Portugal 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Paraguay 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Palestine 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Romania 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Russia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Singapore 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Slovakia 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Sweden 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Thailand 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Turkmenistan 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 East Timor 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Ukraine 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Uruguay 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 United States 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Uzbekistan 0 people per square kilometre
- 96 Vietnam 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Zimbabwe 0 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Argentina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 111.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 31.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Argentina?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Argentina was 0 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2042 people per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Argentina rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Argentina ranks 96th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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.