People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 50.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Afghanistan, 2004–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Afghanistan stood at 50.0%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Afghanistan peaked at 50.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2004.
Afghanistan ranks 59th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 34.7% | — |
| 2005 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 41.5% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 34.7% | 36.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 38.1% | 50.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 56 Burkina Faso 51.9% compare
- 57 South Africa 51.2% compare
- 58 India 50.6% compare
- 60 Mali 49.8% compare
- 61 Sudan 49.5% compare
- 62 Mauritania 49.2% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0166 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Afghanistan?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Afghanistan was 50.0% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2004.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Afghanistan ranks 59th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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