Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Maldives
Maldives: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
1st
of 232 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2024
All-time low
77.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives is 100.0%, 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 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.8%, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 1st of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.8% | — |
| 2001 | 79.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 80.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 81.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 85.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 86.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 90.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 100.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 97.7%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.0% | 77.8% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 88.6% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 97.4% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Maldives
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 29.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.08 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 23.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.7869 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by 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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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.