Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites was 0 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Maldives is 0, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Maldives peaked at 7.77 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 189th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.29 | — |
| 2001 | 7.36 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 7.4 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 7.44 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 7.46 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 7.47 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.49 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.54 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 7.59 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 7.63 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 7.67 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.71 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.74 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.77 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.71 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.82 | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 5.94 | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 5.07 | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 4.21 | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 3.36 | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 2.59 | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 1.84 | -28.8% |
| 2022 | 1.11 | -39.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3845 | -65.3% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.53, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.8736, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -100.0% | 0.3845 | 0 |
| 2023 | -65.3% | 1.11 | 0.3845 |
| 2022 | -39.9% | 1.84 | 1.11 |
| 2021 | -28.8% | 2.59 | 1.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.47 | 7.29 | 7.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4 | 3.36 | 7.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 | 0 | 2.59 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More population data for Maldives
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 569.91 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.378 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 21,159 people (2100)
- Population density 1,583 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Maldives?
- Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Maldives was 0 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7.77 in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites?
- Maldives ranks 189th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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