Population using at least basic sanitation services in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 47.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 47.6% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Afghanistan peaked at 47.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 132nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 19.6% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 31.5% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 43.2% | 47.6% | 5 |
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- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 119.68 USD (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 137.08 SLC (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 5,265 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 2,055 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 14,170 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 2,000 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 12,170 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.4236 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0498 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0089 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Afghanistan?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Afghanistan was 47.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Afghanistan ranks 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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