Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 0.0223 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0223 for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.9% on the previous year and down 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Maldives peaked at 6.36 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0223, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 183rd of 227 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.92 | 3.66 | 6.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 1.38 | 3.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6921 | 0.0223 | 1.17 | 5 |
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More population data for Maldives
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.305 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 21,159 (2100)
- Population density 1,583 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.305 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1872 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 569.91 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.1872 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.56 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.56 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Maldives?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Maldives was 0.0223 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 6.36 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0223 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Maldives ranks 183rd out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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