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Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in China

China: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0 people per square kilometre
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
96th
of 182 countries
All-time high
0.1612 people per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in China, 2000–2023

00.050.10.152000201120232000: 0.084 people per square kilometre2001: 0.087 people per square kilometre2002: 0.091 people per square kilometre2003: 0.095 people per square kilometre2004: 0.098 people per square kilometre2005: 0.102 people per square kilometre2006: 0.106 people per square kilometre2007: 0.11 people per square kilometre2008: 0.114 people per square kilometre2009: 0.117 people per square kilometre2010: 0.121 people per square kilometre2011: 0.125 people per square kilometre2012: 0.129 people per square kilometre2013: 0.132 people per square kilometre2014: 0.136 people per square kilometre2015: 0.14 people per square kilometre2016: 0.143 people per square kilometre2017: 0.147 people per square kilometre2018: 0.151 people per square kilometre2019: 0.154 people per square kilometre2020: 0.157 people per square kilometre2021: 0.159 people per square kilometre2022: 0.161 people per square kilometre2023: 0 people per square kilometre

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 China is 0 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.1612 people per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 2023.

That places China 96th 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 China, year by year

Year people per square kilometre Change
2000 0.0837 people per square kilometre —
2001 0.0872 people per square kilometre +4.1%
2002 0.0909 people per square kilometre +4.2%
2003 0.0946 people per square kilometre +4.1%
2004 0.0984 people per square kilometre +4.0%
2005 0.1023 people per square kilometre +4.0%
2006 0.1062 people per square kilometre +3.8%
2007 0.1099 people per square kilometre +3.4%
2008 0.1136 people per square kilometre +3.4%
2009 0.1174 people per square kilometre +3.3%
2010 0.1213 people per square kilometre +3.3%
2011 0.125 people per square kilometre +3.1%
2012 0.1287 people per square kilometre +3.0%
2013 0.1325 people per square kilometre +2.9%
2014 0.1362 people per square kilometre +2.8%
2015 0.1398 people per square kilometre +2.7%
2016 0.1435 people per square kilometre +2.6%
2017 0.1471 people per square kilometre +2.6%
2018 0.1506 people per square kilometre +2.3%
2019 0.1537 people per square kilometre +2.1%
2020 0.1565 people per square kilometre +1.8%
2021 0.159 people per square kilometre +1.6%
2022 0.1612 people per square kilometre +1.4%
2023 0 people per square kilometre -100.0%

China compared with similar countries

  • China'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)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in China 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.

YearChange FromTo
2023 -100.0% 0.1612 people per square kilometre 0 people per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1004 people per square kilometre 0.0837 people per square kilometre 0.1174 people per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1378 people per square kilometre 0.1213 people per square kilometre 0.1537 people per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1192 people per square kilometre 0 people per square kilometre 0.1612 people per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 93 Mongolia 0.003 people per square kilometre compare
  2. 94 Georgia 0.0019 people per square kilometre compare
  3. 95 Guyana 0.0005 people per square kilometre compare
  4. 96 Afghanistan 0 people per square kilometre compare
  5. 96 Albania 0 people per square kilometre compare
  6. 96 Andorra 0 people per square kilometre
  7. 96 United Arab Emirates 0 people per square kilometre
  8. 96 Argentina 0 people per square kilometre compare
  9. 96 Armenia 0 people per square kilometre compare
  10. 96 Austria 0 people per square kilometre
  11. 96 Azerbaijan 0 people per square kilometre compare
  12. 96 Belgium 0 people per square kilometre
  13. 96 Bangladesh 0 people per square kilometre compare
  14. 96 Bulgaria 0 people per square kilometre
  15. 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per square kilometre compare
  16. 96 Belarus 0 people per square kilometre
  17. 96 Bermuda 0 people per square kilometre
  18. 96 Bolivia 0 people per square kilometre compare
  19. 96 Brazil 0 people per square kilometre compare
  20. 96 Bhutan 0 people per square kilometre compare
  21. 96 Canada 0 people per square kilometre
  22. 96 Switzerland 0 people per square kilometre
  23. 96 Chile 0 people per square kilometre compare
  24. 96 Cayman Islands 0 people per square kilometre
  25. 96 Cyprus 0 people per square kilometre
  26. 96 Czechia 0 people per square kilometre
  27. 96 Germany 0 people per square kilometre
  28. 96 Denmark 0 people per square kilometre
  29. 96 Ecuador 0 people per square kilometre compare
  30. 96 Egypt 0 people per square kilometre compare
  31. 96 Spain 0 people per square kilometre
  32. 96 Estonia 0 people per square kilometre
  33. 96 Finland 0 people per square kilometre
  34. 96 Fiji 0 people per square kilometre compare
  35. 96 France 0 people per square kilometre
  36. 96 United Kingdom 0 people per square kilometre
  37. 96 Gibraltar 0 people per square kilometre
  38. 96 Greece 0 people per square kilometre compare
  39. 96 Hong Kong 0 people per square kilometre
  40. 96 Hungary 0 people per square kilometre
  41. 96 Ireland 0 people per square kilometre
  42. 96 Iran 0 people per square kilometre compare
  43. 96 Iceland 0 people per square kilometre
  44. 96 Israel 0 people per square kilometre
  45. 96 Italy 0 people per square kilometre
  46. 96 Kazakhstan 0 people per square kilometre
  47. 96 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per square kilometre compare
  48. 96 Cambodia 0 people per square kilometre compare
  49. 96 Kuwait 0 people per square kilometre
  50. 96 Laos 0 people per square kilometre compare
  51. 96 Sri Lanka 0 people per square kilometre compare
  52. 96 Lithuania 0 people per square kilometre
  53. 96 Luxembourg 0 people per square kilometre
  54. 96 Latvia 0 people per square kilometre
  55. 96 Macao 0 people per square kilometre
  56. 96 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per square kilometre
  57. 96 Monaco 0 people per square kilometre
  58. 96 Moldova 0 people per square kilometre
  59. 96 Maldives 0 people per square kilometre compare
  60. 96 Mexico 0 people per square kilometre compare
  61. 96 North Macedonia 0 people per square kilometre
  62. 96 Malta 0 people per square kilometre
  63. 96 Montenegro 0 people per square kilometre compare
  64. 96 Malaysia 0 people per square kilometre compare
  65. 96 Netherlands 0 people per square kilometre
  66. 96 Norway 0 people per square kilometre
  67. 96 New Zealand 0 people per square kilometre
  68. 96 Oman 0 people per square kilometre compare
  69. 96 Palau 0 people per square kilometre
  70. 96 Poland 0 people per square kilometre
  71. 96 North Korea 0 people per square kilometre
  72. 96 Portugal 0 people per square kilometre
  73. 96 Paraguay 0 people per square kilometre compare
  74. 96 Palestine 0 people per square kilometre compare
  75. 96 Romania 0 people per square kilometre
  76. 96 Russia 0 people per square kilometre
  77. 96 Singapore 0 people per square kilometre
  78. 96 Slovakia 0 people per square kilometre
  79. 96 Sweden 0 people per square kilometre
  80. 96 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people per square kilometre
  81. 96 Thailand 0 people per square kilometre compare
  82. 96 Turkmenistan 0 people per square kilometre compare
  83. 96 East Timor 0 people per square kilometre compare
  84. 96 Ukraine 0 people per square kilometre
  85. 96 Uruguay 0 people per square kilometre compare
  86. 96 United States 0 people per square kilometre
  87. 96 Uzbekistan 0 people per square kilometre
  88. 96 Vietnam 0 people per square kilometre compare
  89. 96 Zimbabwe 0 people per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in China?
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in China 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 China?
The highest recorded value was 0.1612 people per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 2023.
How does China rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
China ranks 96th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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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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)

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
182 places, 4,250 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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.