Population using safely managed sanitation services in Pakistan
Pakistan: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 41.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
59th
of 99 countries
All-time high
41.3%
in 2022
All-time low
9.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 41.3% for population using safely managed sanitation services 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, population using safely managed sanitation services in Pakistan peaked at 41.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2000.
That places Pakistan 59th out of 99 countries 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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 41.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 41.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.0%, 86% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
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
More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Pakistan?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Pakistan was 41.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Pakistan ranks 59th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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