People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural was 31.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 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 31.1% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Afghanistan peaked at 31.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2004.
Afghanistan ranks 83rd 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) … using Q5 highest rural in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.8% | — |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +1.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 31.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 32.3%, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 31.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 90.8%, 34% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 25.8% | 26.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 27.0% | 31.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 80 Malawi 34.3% compare
- 81 Zambia 32.9% compare
- 82 Mozambique 32.3% compare
- 84 Ghana 25.6% compare
- 85 Cote d'Ivoire 25.6% compare
- 86 Burkina Faso 21.7% compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Afghanistan?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Afghanistan was 31.1% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2004.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Afghanistan ranks 83rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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