Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Myanmar
Myanmar: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.2166 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Myanmar stood at 0.2166 people per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Myanmar peaked at 0.2657 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2092 people per square kilometre, in 2021.
Myanmar ranks 58th 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2657 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.2648 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2637 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2623 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2606 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2586 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2562 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2537 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2508 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2477 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.245 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2422 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2395 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2366 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2335 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2303 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2272 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2238 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2203 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2167 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.213 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2092 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2128 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2166 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.2166 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2257 people per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2584 people per square kilometre | 0.2477 people per square kilometre | 0.2657 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2315 people per square kilometre | 0.2167 people per square kilometre | 0.245 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2129 people per square kilometre | 0.2092 people per square kilometre | 0.2166 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2351 people per square kilometre compare
- 56 Kenya 0.2348 people per square kilometre compare
- 57 Burundi 0.2188 people per square kilometre compare
- 59 Colombia 0.1989 people per square kilometre compare
- 60 Tunisia 0.1959 people per square kilometre compare
- 61 Gambia 0.1882 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Myanmar?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Myanmar was 0.2166 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2657 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2092 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 58th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.