Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives
Maldives: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives is 100, measured 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 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives peaked at 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.84, in 2000.
That places Maldives 1st out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.03 | 77.84 | 87.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.69 | 88.65 | 96.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.82 | 97.41 | 100 | 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)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.56 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.56 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.56 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.868 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.57 (2023)
- Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity 1.57 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives was 100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.84 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Maldives ranks 1st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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