People using safely managed sanitation services in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: People using safely managed sanitation services was 73.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services in Palestine, State of stood at 73.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Palestine, State of peaked at 73.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2000.
Palestine, State of ranks 62nd of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.5% | — |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 32.5% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 35.2% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 67.3% | 73.5% | 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Palestine, State of?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Palestine, State of was 73.5% 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Palestine, State of ranks 62nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.