Sanitation facilities usage in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Sanitation facilities usage was 73.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Palestine, State of, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 73.5% for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Palestine, State of peaked at 73.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2000.
That places Palestine, State of 66th out of 150 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.5% | — |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 32.5% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 35.2% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 67.3% | 73.5% | 5 |
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More population data for Palestine, State of
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1948 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 600,680 people (2100)
- Population density 1,906 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5205 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Palestine, State of?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Palestine, State of was 73.5% 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Palestine, State of ranks 66th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage 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 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.