People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 85.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 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 urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Palestine, State of stood at 85.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Palestine, State of peaked at 85.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2000.
Palestine, State of ranks 30th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.7% | — |
| 2001 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 68.5% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 85.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.8%, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 85.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75.3%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1% | 39.7% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 41.5% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 78.8% | 85.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Palestine, State of?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Palestine, State of was 85.1% 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, urban recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Palestine, State of ranks 30th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban 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, urban (% of urban 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.