Population using at least basic sanitation services in Maldives
Maldives: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 99.7% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Maldives peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 17th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.6% | — |
| 2001 | 70.8% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 73.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 74.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 76.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 99.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.2%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 99.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 88.1%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.1% | 69.6% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 82.0% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 95.3% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Maldives?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Maldives was 99.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Maldives ranks 17th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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