Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Maldives is 99.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Maldives peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.1%, in 2000.
That places Maldives 41st out of 249 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.
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.1% | — |
| 2001 | 77.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 78.5% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 80.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 81.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 99.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 99.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 86.4%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.2% | 76.1% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 87.1% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 97.1% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 38 Republic of Korea 99.7% compare
- 38 South Korea 99.7% compare
- 40 Guadeloupe 99.7% compare
- 42 Seychelles 99.7% compare
- 43 Portugal 99.7% compare
- 44 United States 99.6% compare
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 proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Maldives?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Maldives was 99.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1% in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Maldives ranks 41st out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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