Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Venezuela
Venezuela: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 0.9597 people per square kilometre in 2021. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Venezuela, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Venezuela stood at 0.9597 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Venezuela peaked at 2.63 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9597 people per square kilometre, in 2021.
Venezuela ranks 80th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.63 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 2.57 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.51 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.44 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.37 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.3 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.22 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.14 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.05 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.95 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.85 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.75 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.65 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.54 people per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.43 people per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 1.31 people per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.19 people per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 1.05 people per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 1.02 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9921 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9719 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9597 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.9597 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.47 people per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.9597 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5308 people per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.32 people per square kilometre | 1.95 people per square kilometre | 2.63 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 people per square kilometre | 0.9921 people per square kilometre | 1.85 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9658 people per square kilometre | 0.9597 people per square kilometre | 0.9719 people per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 77 Palestine 1.16 people per square kilometre compare
- 78 Colombia 1.08 people per square kilometre compare
- 79 Curacao 1.04 people per square kilometre compare
- 81 Bolivia 0.8645 people per square kilometre compare
- 82 Mauritania 0.8635 people per square kilometre compare
- 83 Mali 0.8526 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 38.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 53.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Venezuela?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Venezuela was 0.9597 people per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9597 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Venezuela rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- Venezuela ranks 80th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.