Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Djibouti
Djibouti: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 1.06 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 1.06 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Djibouti peaked at 1.2 people per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9907 people per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Djibouti 30th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.08 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.15 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.18 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.2 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.19 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.18 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.17 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.17 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.16 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.15 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.14 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.11 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.09 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.08 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.06 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.04 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.01 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9907 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.01 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.02 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.04 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.06 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 1.06 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2257 people per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 1.06 people per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 227.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.16 people per square kilometre | 1.08 people per square kilometre | 1.2 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 people per square kilometre | 0.9907 people per square kilometre | 1.15 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 people per square kilometre | 1.01 people per square kilometre | 1.06 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 27 Saint Lucia 1.18 people per square kilometre compare
- 28 Uganda 1.18 people per square kilometre compare
- 29 Jamaica 1.1 people per square kilometre compare
- 31 Equatorial Guinea 1.02 people per square kilometre compare
- 32 Lesotho 0.9081 people per square kilometre compare
- 33 Ethiopia 0.903 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Djibouti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2231 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0175 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0016 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Djibouti?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Djibouti was 1.06 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 people per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9907 people per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Djibouti rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Djibouti ranks 30th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.