People using at least basic sanitation services in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: People using at least basic sanitation services was 99.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Palestine, State of, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 99.4% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Palestine, State of peaked at 99.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.3%, in 2000.
Palestine, State of ranks 40th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.3% | — |
| 2001 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.4% | 90.3% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 93.8% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 98.6% | 99.4% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Palestine, State of?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Palestine, State of was 99.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.3% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Palestine, State of ranks 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.