Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre by country
Sanitation facilities usage 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.
Countries reporting
154
Highest
83.93 people per square kilometre
Sao Tome and Principe
Lowest
0 people per square kilometre
Vietnam
Median
1.12 people per square kilometre
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,832
What the numbers show
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 83.93 people per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe; the lowest is 0 people per square kilometre in Vietnam.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.12 people per square kilometre, and the mean is 6.44 people per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 124 fell. The largest increase was in Trinidad and Tobago (up 332.5%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 83.93 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 2 | Haiti | 74.04 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 3 | Benin | 59.9 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 4 | Togo | 57.29 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 5 | Kiribati | 53.28 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 6 | Nigeria | 45.38 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 7 | India | 43.72 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 8 | Pakistan | 29.31 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 9 | Ghana | 26.56 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 26.53 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 21.01 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 12 | Liberia | 19.85 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 18.48 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 14 | Saint Lucia | 18.14 people per square kilometre | 2022 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 15 | Eritrea | 17.29 people per square kilometre | 2016 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.14 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 17 | Madagascar | 14.85 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 18 | Marshall Islands | 14.83 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 19 | Micronesia (country) | 14.71 people per square kilometre | 2014 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 20 | Niger | 13.78 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 21 | Solomon Islands | 13.02 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 22 | Lesotho | 12.12 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 23 | Grenada | 12.02 people per square kilometre | 2017 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 24 | South Sudan | 11.45 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 25 | Burundi | 10.56 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 26 | Philippines | 9.79 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 27 | Chad | 9.58 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 28 | Uganda | 9.49 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 29 | East Timor | 8.51 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 30 | Cambodia | 8.07 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 77.7% | falling |
| 31 | Comoros | 8.05 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 32 | Djibouti | 7.9 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 33 | Mozambique | 7.58 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 7.41 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 35 | Angola | 7.35 people per square kilometre | 2022 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 36 | Rwanda | 6.94 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 37 | Tuvalu | 6.87 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 38 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.82 people per square kilometre | 2018 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 39 | Cape Verde | 6.75 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 77.6% | falling |
| 40 | Senegal | 6.42 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 41 | Nepal | 6.29 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Kenya | 6.04 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.97 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 5.71 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 45 | Myanmar | 5.62 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 46 | Malawi | 5.49 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 47 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.49 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 48 | Tanzania | 5.23 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 49 | Nauru | 5.2 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 50 | Aruba | 5.14 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 51 | Dominica | 5.09 people per square kilometre | 2017 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 52 | Indonesia | 4.95 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 53 | Sudan | 4.81 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 54 | Somalia | 4.69 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 55 | Yemen | 4.46 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 56 | El Salvador | 4.28 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 4.17 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 58 | Honduras | 3.71 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | 3.56 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 60 | Laos | 3.44 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 61 | Guinea | 3.27 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 62 | Cameroon | 2.75 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 63 | Guatemala | 2.43 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 72.6% | falling |
| 64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.39 people per square kilometre | 2017 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 65 | Guam | 2.23 people per square kilometre | 2016 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Central African Republic | 2.06 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 67 | Panama | 1.96 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 68 | American Samoa | 1.93 people per square kilometre | 2014 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 69 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.59 people per square kilometre | 2017 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 70 | Mauritius | 1.56 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 71 | Jamaica | 1.54 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 72 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.51 people per square kilometre | 2017 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 73 | Ecuador | 1.44 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 74 | Congo | 1.44 people per square kilometre | 2021 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 75 | Namibia | 1.27 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 76 | Vanuatu | 1.25 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 137.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Palestine | 1.16 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 78 | Colombia | 1.08 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 79 | Curacao | 1.04 people per square kilometre | 2017 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 80 | Venezuela | 0.9597 people per square kilometre | 2021 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 81 | Bolivia | 0.8645 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 82 | Mauritania | 0.8635 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 83 | Mali | 0.8526 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 84 | Zambia | 0.8404 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 70.3% | falling |
| 85 | Syria | 0.713 people per square kilometre | 2016 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 86 | Peru | 0.6674 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5308 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 332.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 0.3424 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 89 | Malaysia | 0.3364 people per square kilometre | 2016 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 90 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.3026 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 91 | Botswana | 0.2573 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 92 | Eswatini | 0.2567 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Argentina | 0.2402 people per square kilometre | 2014 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 94 | Iran | 0.2061 people per square kilometre | 2016 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 95 | Tunisia | 0.1959 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Gambia | 0.1882 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Cuba | 0.1801 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 98 | South Africa | 0.1758 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Qatar | 0.1645 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 100 | Turkey | 0.1622 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 101 | Croatia | 0.1613 people per square kilometre | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 102 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.1567 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 103 | Gabon | 0.1295 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 104 | Tonga | 0.1234 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 105 | Moldova | 0.1231 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 106 | Samoa | 0.1181 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 107 | Mongolia | 0.1049 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 108 | Belize | 0.1007 people per square kilometre | 2022 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 0.085 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 73.0% | falling |
| 110 | Morocco | 0.0799 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 111 | North Macedonia | 0.0787 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 112 | Jordan | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 113 | Paraguay | 0.0606 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 114 | Bahamas | 0.0497 people per square kilometre | 2019 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Suriname | 0.0475 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 116 | Serbia | 0.0468 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | 0.04 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 0.0381 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 73.7% | falling |
| 119 | Libya | 0.0236 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 120 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0196 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 121 | Montenegro | 0.0191 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 122 | Armenia | 0.011 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Algeria | 0.0074 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0065 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 125 | Iraq | 0.0047 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Georgia | 0.0019 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Ukraine | 0.0007 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Guyana | 0.0005 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 98.1% | falling |
| 129 | Albania | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 people per square kilometre | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Brazil | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Barbados | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 129 | Brunei | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Bhutan | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Chile | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 129 | China | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Egypt | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Fiji | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Greece | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Kazakhstan | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Lebanon | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Sri Lanka | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Maldives | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Mexico | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Oman | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | French Polynesia | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Seychelles | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 129 | Thailand | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Uruguay | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | British Virgin Islands | 0 people per square kilometre | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Vietnam | 0 people per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 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.