People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest in Palestine
Palestine: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest was 96.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Palestine, 2005–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 96.4% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Palestine peaked at 96.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 2005.
That places Palestine 7th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest in Palestine, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 86.7% | — |
| 2006 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 96.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.6%, 6.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 96.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 78.0%, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.7% | 86.7% | 86.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 88.1% | 96.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Palestine?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Palestine was 96.4% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 2005.
- How does Palestine rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Palestine ranks 7th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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