Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Algeria
Algeria: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 0.0074 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Algeria, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Algeria is 0.0074 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 97.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Algeria peaked at 0.8015 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 people per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Algeria 123rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Algeria, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8015 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.7571 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7126 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6684 people per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6249 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.582 people per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5399 people per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4985 people per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.458 people per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.418 people per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3781 people per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3383 people per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2985 people per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2588 people per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.219 people per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1791 people per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 0.139 people per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0988 people per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0583 people per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0177 people per square kilometre | -69.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0117 people per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 people per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0073 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0074 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0074 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1206 people per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0074 people per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0236 people per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Algeria 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -69.7% | 0.0583 people per square kilometre | 0.0177 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6061 people per square kilometre | 0.418 people per square kilometre | 0.8015 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1986 people per square kilometre | 0.0177 people per square kilometre | 0.3781 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0084 people per square kilometre | 0.0071 people per square kilometre | 0.0117 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 120 Saudi Arabia 0.0196 people per square kilometre compare
- 121 Montenegro 0.0191 people per square kilometre compare
- 122 Armenia 0.011 people per square kilometre compare
- 124 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0065 people per square kilometre compare
- 125 Iraq 0.0047 people per square kilometre compare
- 126 Georgia 0.0019 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Algeria?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Algeria was 0.0074 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8015 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Algeria rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 123rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.