People using safely managed sanitation services in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People using safely managed sanitation services was 24.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 24.8% for people using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Afghanistan peaked at 24.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2001.
That places Afghanistan 121st out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 16.4% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.4% | 24.8% | 5 |
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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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Afghanistan?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Afghanistan was 24.8% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Afghanistan ranks 121st out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.