People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 43.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 43.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 43.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2000.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 15th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.2% | — |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 42.3% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 43.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 19.2% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 26.8% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 39.4% | 43.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 43.6% 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, rural recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2000.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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, rural (% of rural 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.