Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Maldives

Maldives: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 99.7 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
99.7
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
37th
of 225 countries
All-time high
99.7
in 2024
All-time low
76.12
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Maldives, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 76.12001: 77.32002: 78.52003: 79.72004: 80.82005: 81.92006: 832007: 83.92008: 852009: 862010: 87.12011: 88.12012: 89.22013: 90.22014: 91.32015: 92.32016: 93.32017: 94.32018: 95.32019: 96.42020: 97.12021: 97.92022: 98.62023: 99.32024: 99.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 99.7 for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Maldives peaked at 99.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.12, in 2000.

That places Maldives 37th out of 225 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.21 76.12 86.02 10
2010s 91.75 87.08 96.35 10
2020s 98.52 97.12 99.7 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 34 Turkmenistan 99.74 compare
  2. 35 Korea 99.73 compare
  3. 36 Guadeloupe 99.73 compare
  4. 38 Seychelles 99.7 compare
  5. 39 Portugal 99.66 compare
  6. 40 United States 99.62 compare

See the full ranking of 232 places β†’

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All data for Maldives β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Maldives?
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Maldives was 99.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 99.7 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 76.12 in 2000.
How does Maldives rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Maldives ranks 37th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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