Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.6767 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 0.6767 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 1.71 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6767 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Guatemala 38th 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.71 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.7 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.7 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.68 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.67 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.65 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.62 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.57 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.53 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.46 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.41 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.37 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.32 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.26 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.14 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.08 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 1.01 people per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.929 people per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8484 people per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7641 people per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6767 people per square kilometre | -11.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.6767 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 144.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.6767 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0657 people per square kilometre, 10.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.64 people per square kilometre | 1.53 people per square kilometre | 1.71 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 people per square kilometre | 1.01 people per square kilometre | 1.5 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8046 people per square kilometre | 0.6767 people per square kilometre | 0.929 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 35 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8635 people per square kilometre compare
- 36 Pakistan 0.7602 people per square kilometre compare
- 37 Honduras 0.7017 people per square kilometre compare
- 39 South Sudan 0.6528 people per square kilometre compare
- 40 Rwanda 0.5899 people per square kilometre compare
- 41 Mauritius 0.5823 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Guatemala was 0.6767 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6767 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 38th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.