Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: 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 Ecuador, 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 Ecuador 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% 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 Ecuador peaked at 0.9588 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Ecuador 96th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9588 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.9432 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9236 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9009 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8768 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.851 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8237 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7948 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7643 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7322 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6983 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6622 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6238 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5833 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5408 people per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4968 people per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4512 people per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4043 people per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3563 people per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3063 people per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2529 people per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1971 people per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 0.14 people per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 2023 | 0 people per square kilometre | -100.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador'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)
- Ecuador'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 Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -100.0% | 0.14 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8569 people per square kilometre | 0.7322 people per square kilometre | 0.9588 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5123 people per square kilometre | 0.3063 people per square kilometre | 0.6983 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1475 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0.2529 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 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 Argentina 0 people per square kilometre compare
- 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 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 Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Ecuador 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9588 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 96th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.