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

Maldives: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0 people per square kilometre
World rank
96th
of 182 countries
All-time high
0.0688 people per square kilometre
in 2006
All-time low
0 people per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

00.020.040.062000201120232000: 0.062 people per square kilometre2001: 0.064 people per square kilometre2002: 0.065 people per square kilometre2003: 0.066 people per square kilometre2004: 0.067 people per square kilometre2005: 0.068 people per square kilometre2006: 0.069 people per square kilometre2007: 0.069 people per square kilometre2008: 0.069 people per square kilometre2009: 0.069 people per square kilometre2010: 0.068 people per square kilometre2011: 0.067 people per square kilometre2012: 0.067 people per square kilometre2013: 0.065 people per square kilometre2014: 0.064 people per square kilometre2015: 0.062 people per square kilometre2016: 0.06 people per square kilometre2017: 0.058 people per square kilometre2018: 0.055 people per square kilometre2019: 0.052 people per square kilometre2020: 0 people per square kilometre2021: 0 people per square kilometre2022: 0 people per square kilometre2023: 0 people per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 0.0688 people per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 2020.

Maldives ranks 96th of 182 countries on this measure, 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 Maldives, year by year

Year people per square kilometre Change
2000 0.0624 people per square kilometre —
2001 0.0637 people per square kilometre +2.2%
2002 0.065 people per square kilometre +2.0%
2003 0.0662 people per square kilometre +1.8%
2004 0.0672 people per square kilometre +1.5%
2005 0.0681 people per square kilometre +1.3%
2006 0.0688 people per square kilometre +1.1%
2007 0.0688 people per square kilometre -0.1%
2008 0.0687 people per square kilometre -0.1%
2009 0.0685 people per square kilometre -0.3%
2010 0.0681 people per square kilometre -0.6%
2011 0.0675 people per square kilometre -0.9%
2012 0.0666 people per square kilometre -1.3%
2013 0.0655 people per square kilometre -1.8%
2014 0.064 people per square kilometre -2.2%
2015 0.0624 people per square kilometre -2.6%
2016 0.0605 people per square kilometre -3.1%
2017 0.0581 people per square kilometre -3.9%
2018 0.0554 people per square kilometre -4.7%
2019 0.0522 people per square kilometre -5.7%
2020 0 people per square kilometre -100.0%
2021 0 people per square kilometre —
2022 0 people per square kilometre —
2023 0 people per square kilometre —

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives'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 Maldives 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
2020 -100.0% 0.0522 people per square kilometre 0 people per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0668 people per square kilometre 0.0624 people per square kilometre 0.0688 people per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.062 people per square kilometre 0.0522 people per square kilometre 0.0681 people per square kilometre 10
2020s 0 people per square kilometre 0 people per square kilometre 0 people per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Maldives

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  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 China 0 people per square kilometre compare
  25. 96 Cayman Islands 0 people per square kilometre
  26. 96 Cyprus 0 people per square kilometre
  27. 96 Czechia 0 people per square kilometre
  28. 96 Germany 0 people per square kilometre
  29. 96 Denmark 0 people per square kilometre
  30. 96 Ecuador 0 people per square kilometre compare
  31. 96 Egypt 0 people per square kilometre compare
  32. 96 Spain 0 people per square kilometre
  33. 96 Estonia 0 people per square kilometre
  34. 96 Finland 0 people per square kilometre
  35. 96 Fiji 0 people per square kilometre compare
  36. 96 France 0 people per square kilometre
  37. 96 United Kingdom 0 people per square kilometre
  38. 96 Gibraltar 0 people per square kilometre
  39. 96 Greece 0 people per square kilometre compare
  40. 96 Hong Kong 0 people per square kilometre
  41. 96 Hungary 0 people per square kilometre
  42. 96 Ireland 0 people per square kilometre
  43. 96 Iran 0 people per square kilometre compare
  44. 96 Iceland 0 people per square kilometre
  45. 96 Israel 0 people per square kilometre
  46. 96 Italy 0 people per square kilometre
  47. 96 Kazakhstan 0 people per square kilometre
  48. 96 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per square kilometre compare
  49. 96 Cambodia 0 people per square kilometre compare
  50. 96 Kuwait 0 people per square kilometre
  51. 96 Laos 0 people per square kilometre compare
  52. 96 Sri Lanka 0 people per square kilometre compare
  53. 96 Lithuania 0 people per square kilometre
  54. 96 Luxembourg 0 people per square kilometre
  55. 96 Latvia 0 people per square kilometre
  56. 96 Macao 0 people per square kilometre
  57. 96 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per square kilometre
  58. 96 Monaco 0 people per square kilometre
  59. 96 Moldova 0 people per square kilometre
  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
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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Maldives?
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Maldives 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 Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.0688 people per square kilometre in 2006.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 2020.
How does Maldives rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 96th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Maldives 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.