Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)

Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG): Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to was 48.72 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
48.72
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
10th
of 61 groups
All-time high
48.72
in 2024
All-time low
25.81
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2024

010203040502000201220242000: 25.82001: 26.32002: 26.72003: 27.22004: 27.92005: 28.62006: 29.42007: 30.42008: 31.32009: 32.22010: 332011: 33.82012: 34.62013: 35.72014: 36.52015: 37.42016: 38.72017: 39.92018: 41.12019: 42.42020: 43.72021: 452022: 46.22023: 47.52024: 48.7

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) recorded 48.72 for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 48.72 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.81, in 2000.

That places Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 10th out of 61 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation) in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 25.81
2001 26.26 +1.7%
2002 26.7 +1.7%
2003 27.18 +1.8%
2004 27.88 +2.5%
2005 28.61 +2.6%
2006 29.44 +2.9%
2007 30.42 +3.3%
2008 31.35 +3.0%
2009 32.18 +2.7%
2010 33.01 +2.6%
2011 33.82 +2.4%
2012 34.57 +2.2%
2013 35.7 +3.3%
2014 36.52 +2.3%
2015 37.39 +2.4%
2016 38.67 +3.4%
2017 39.89 +3.2%
2018 41.11 +3.1%
2019 42.4 +3.1%
2020 43.73 +3.1%
2021 44.98 +2.9%
2022 46.22 +2.8%
2023 47.51 +2.8%
2024 48.72 +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.58 25.81 32.18 10
2010s 37.31 33.01 42.4 10
2020s 46.23 43.73 48.72 5

Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)

  1. 7 Switzerland 99.28 compare
  2. 8 Malta 99.04 compare
  3. 9 Netherlands 97.34 compare
  4. 10 Israel 96.8 compare
  5. 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 96.58 compare
  6. 12 Liechtenstein 95.66 compare
  7. 13 Luxembourg 95.58 compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

More population data for Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)

All data for Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) was 48.72 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
The highest recorded value was 48.72 in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
The lowest recorded value was 25.81 in 2000.
How does Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) rank for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to?
Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 10th out of 61 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG). Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-using-sanitation-facilities-connected-to-sewer-networks-and-with/northern-africa-and-western-asia-unsdg/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-using-sanitation-facilities-connected-to-sewer-networks-and-with/northern-africa-and-western-asia-unsdg/">Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
227 places, 5,567 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed