Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0194 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0194 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 20.8% on the previous year and down 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.146 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0194 people per person, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 68th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.146 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1406 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1353 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1299 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1246 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1192 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1139 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1086 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1033 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.098 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0927 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0874 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0821 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0768 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0715 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0662 people per person | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0609 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0557 people per person | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0504 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0452 people per person | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.04 people per person | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0348 people per person | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0297 people per person | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0245 people per person | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0194 people per person | -20.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0194 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1444 people per person, 13% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0194 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1219 people per person | 0.098 people per person | 0.146 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0689 people per person | 0.0452 people per person | 0.0927 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0297 people per person | 0.0194 people per person | 0.04 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Malawi?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Malawi was 0.0194 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.146 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0194 people per person in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 68th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.