People using at least: Q5 (highest) … sanitation Q5 highest in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … sanitation Q5 highest was 55.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Afghanistan, 2004–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 55.6% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Afghanistan peaked at 55.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2004.
Afghanistan ranks 79th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … sanitation Q5 highest in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 43.3% | — |
| 2005 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44.7% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | +2.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 55.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 55.6%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 55.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.2%, 58% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6% | 43.3% | 44.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 46.1% | 55.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Afghanistan?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Afghanistan was 55.6% 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): q5 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2004.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Afghanistan ranks 79th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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