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.
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 |
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More environment data for Maldives
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1701 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1585 Mt CO2e (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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