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Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in China

China: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 0 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 people per square kilometre
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
129th
of 214 countries
All-time high
3.48 people per square kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
0 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in China, 2000–2023

01232000201120232000: 3.5 people per square kilometre2001: 3.4 people per square kilometre2002: 3.2 people per square kilometre2003: 3 people per square kilometre2004: 2.8 people per square kilometre2005: 2.6 people per square kilometre2006: 2.4 people per square kilometre2007: 2.3 people per square kilometre2008: 2.1 people per square kilometre2009: 1.9 people per square kilometre2010: 1.7 people per square kilometre2011: 1.6 people per square kilometre2012: 1.4 people per square kilometre2013: 1.3 people per square kilometre2014: 1.1 people per square kilometre2015: 0.969 people per square kilometre2016: 0.831 people per square kilometre2017: 0.698 people per square kilometre2018: 0.571 people per square kilometre2019: 0.449 people per square kilometre2020: 0.333 people per square kilometre2021: 0.222 people per square kilometre2022: 0.161 people per square kilometre2023: 0 people per square kilometre

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

Analysis

In 2023, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in China stood at 0 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in China peaked at 3.48 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 2023.

China ranks 129th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 China, year by year

Year people per square kilometre Change
2000 3.48 people per square kilometre —
2001 3.45 people per square kilometre -1.1%
2002 3.24 people per square kilometre -6.0%
2003 3.03 people per square kilometre -6.3%
2004 2.83 people per square kilometre -6.6%
2005 2.63 people per square kilometre -6.9%
2006 2.44 people per square kilometre -7.2%
2007 2.26 people per square kilometre -7.6%
2008 2.08 people per square kilometre -8.0%
2009 1.9 people per square kilometre -8.4%
2010 1.73 people per square kilometre -8.9%
2011 1.57 people per square kilometre -9.4%
2012 1.41 people per square kilometre -10.0%
2013 1.26 people per square kilometre -10.8%
2014 1.11 people per square kilometre -11.7%
2015 0.9687 people per square kilometre -12.9%
2016 0.8307 people per square kilometre -14.2%
2017 0.6985 people per square kilometre -15.9%
2018 0.5713 people per square kilometre -18.2%
2019 0.4492 people per square kilometre -21.4%
2020 0.3327 people per square kilometre -25.9%
2021 0.2219 people per square kilometre -33.3%
2022 0.1612 people per square kilometre -27.4%
2023 0 people per square kilometre -100.0%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1206 people per square kilometre. (58 countries reporting)
  • China's 0 people per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1234 people per square kilometre. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in China 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
2023 -100.0% 0.1612 people per square kilometre 0 people per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.74 people per square kilometre 1.9 people per square kilometre 3.48 people per square kilometre 10
2010s 1.06 people per square kilometre 0.4492 people per square kilometre 1.73 people per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.179 people per square kilometre 0 people per square kilometre 0.3327 people per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 126 Georgia 0.0019 people per square kilometre compare
  2. 127 Ukraine 0.0007 people per square kilometre compare
  3. 128 Guyana 0.0005 people per square kilometre compare
  4. 129 Albania 0 people per square kilometre compare
  5. 129 Andorra 0 people per square kilometre
  6. 129 United Arab Emirates 0 people per square kilometre
  7. 129 Australia 0 people per square kilometre
  8. 129 Austria 0 people per square kilometre
  9. 129 Belgium 0 people per square kilometre
  10. 129 Bangladesh 0 people per square kilometre compare
  11. 129 Bulgaria 0 people per square kilometre
  12. 129 Bahrain 0 people per square kilometre
  13. 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per square kilometre compare
  14. 129 Belarus 0 people per square kilometre
  15. 129 Bermuda 0 people per square kilometre
  16. 129 Brazil 0 people per square kilometre compare
  17. 129 Barbados 0 people per square kilometre compare
  18. 129 Brunei 0 people per square kilometre compare
  19. 129 Bhutan 0 people per square kilometre compare
  20. 129 Canada 0 people per square kilometre
  21. 129 Switzerland 0 people per square kilometre
  22. 129 Chile 0 people per square kilometre compare
  23. 129 Cayman Islands 0 people per square kilometre
  24. 129 Cyprus 0 people per square kilometre
  25. 129 Czechia 0 people per square kilometre
  26. 129 Germany 0 people per square kilometre
  27. 129 Denmark 0 people per square kilometre
  28. 129 Egypt 0 people per square kilometre compare
  29. 129 Spain 0 people per square kilometre
  30. 129 Estonia 0 people per square kilometre
  31. 129 Finland 0 people per square kilometre
  32. 129 Fiji 0 people per square kilometre compare
  33. 129 France 0 people per square kilometre
  34. 129 Faroe Islands 0 people per square kilometre
  35. 129 United Kingdom 0 people per square kilometre
  36. 129 Gibraltar 0 people per square kilometre
  37. 129 Greece 0 people per square kilometre compare
  38. 129 Greenland 0 people per square kilometre
  39. 129 Hong Kong 0 people per square kilometre
  40. 129 Hungary 0 people per square kilometre
  41. 129 Isle of Man 0 people per square kilometre
  42. 129 Ireland 0 people per square kilometre
  43. 129 Iceland 0 people per square kilometre
  44. 129 Israel 0 people per square kilometre
  45. 129 Italy 0 people per square kilometre
  46. 129 Japan 0 people per square kilometre
  47. 129 Kazakhstan 0 people per square kilometre compare
  48. 129 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per square kilometre compare
  49. 129 South Korea 0 people per square kilometre
  50. 129 Kuwait 0 people per square kilometre
  51. 129 Lebanon 0 people per square kilometre compare
  52. 129 Liechtenstein 0 people per square kilometre
  53. 129 Sri Lanka 0 people per square kilometre compare
  54. 129 Lithuania 0 people per square kilometre
  55. 129 Luxembourg 0 people per square kilometre
  56. 129 Latvia 0 people per square kilometre
  57. 129 Macao 0 people per square kilometre
  58. 129 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per square kilometre
  59. 129 Monaco 0 people per square kilometre
  60. 129 Maldives 0 people per square kilometre compare
  61. 129 Mexico 0 people per square kilometre compare
  62. 129 Malta 0 people per square kilometre
  63. 129 New Caledonia 0 people per square kilometre
  64. 129 Netherlands 0 people per square kilometre
  65. 129 Norway 0 people per square kilometre
  66. 129 New Zealand 0 people per square kilometre
  67. 129 Oman 0 people per square kilometre compare
  68. 129 Palau 0 people per square kilometre
  69. 129 Poland 0 people per square kilometre
  70. 129 Puerto Rico 0 people per square kilometre
  71. 129 North Korea 0 people per square kilometre
  72. 129 Portugal 0 people per square kilometre
  73. 129 French Polynesia 0 people per square kilometre compare
  74. 129 Romania 0 people per square kilometre
  75. 129 Russia 0 people per square kilometre
  76. 129 Singapore 0 people per square kilometre
  77. 129 San Marino 0 people per square kilometre
  78. 129 Slovakia 0 people per square kilometre
  79. 129 Slovenia 0 people per square kilometre
  80. 129 Sweden 0 people per square kilometre
  81. 129 Seychelles 0 people per square kilometre compare
  82. 129 Thailand 0 people per square kilometre compare
  83. 129 Turkmenistan 0 people per square kilometre compare
  84. 129 Uruguay 0 people per square kilometre compare
  85. 129 United States 0 people per square kilometre
  86. 129 British Virgin Islands 0 people per square kilometre compare
  87. 129 United States Virgin Islands 0 people per square kilometre
  88. 129 Vietnam 0 people per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in China?
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in China was 0 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 3.48 people per square kilometre in 2000.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 2023.
How does China rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
China ranks 129th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China 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.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 4,832 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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.