Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.2467 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Central African Republic, 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 Central African Republic is 0.2467 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Central African Republic peaked at 0.2467 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0949 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Central African Republic 54th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0949 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1003 people per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1059 people per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.112 people per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.118 people per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1245 people per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.131 people per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1376 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1449 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1483 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1516 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1587 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1651 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1712 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1757 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1812 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1901 people per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1992 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2088 people per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2181 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2284 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2393 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2413 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2467 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.2467 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3756 people per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.2467 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1217 people per square kilometre | 0.0949 people per square kilometre | 0.1483 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.182 people per square kilometre | 0.1516 people per square kilometre | 0.2181 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2389 people per square kilometre | 0.2284 people per square kilometre | 0.2467 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 51 Niger 0.3011 people per square kilometre compare
- 52 Somalia 0.2989 people per square kilometre compare
- 53 Eswatini 0.2567 people per square kilometre compare
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2351 people per square kilometre compare
- 56 Kenya 0.2348 people per square kilometre compare
- 57 Burundi 0.2188 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Central African Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0271 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1476 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Central African Republic?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Central African Republic was 0.2467 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2467 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0949 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Central African Republic rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Central African Republic ranks 54th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.
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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.