Sanitation facilities usage in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sanitation facilities usage was 24.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in Afghanistan is 24.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Afghanistan peaked at 24.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2001.
That places Afghanistan 125th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 16.4% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.4% | 24.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More population data for Afghanistan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4637 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2412 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4637 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2115 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 74,075 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.39 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2522 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 199.65 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 9.03 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Afghanistan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Afghanistan was 24.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Afghanistan ranks 125th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.