People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Pakistan
Pakistan: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 41.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 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 Pakistan is 41.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Pakistan peaked at 41.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2000.
Pakistan ranks 59th of 100 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, rural in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4% | — |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.4% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 19.4% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 37.5% | 41.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 56 Samoa 44.3% compare
- 57 Turks and Caicos Islands 43.9% compare
- 58 Bangladesh 41.9% compare
- 60 Montenegro 40.7% compare
- 61 Kenya 39.3% compare
- 62 China 38.1% compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Pakistan?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Pakistan was 41.3% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Pakistan ranks 59th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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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.