Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation in Palestine

Palestine: Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation was 99.58 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.58
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 186 countries
All-time high
99.58
in 2022
All-time low
91.62
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation in Palestine, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 91.62001: 91.72002: 91.72003: 91.72004: 92.22005: 92.62006: 932007: 93.42008: 93.82009: 94.22010: 94.72011: 95.12012: 95.52013: 95.92014: 96.32015: 96.72016: 97.22017: 97.62018: 982019: 98.42020: 98.82021: 99.22022: 99.62023: 99.62024: 99.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Palestine recorded 99.58 for urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation in Palestine peaked at 99.58 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 91.62, in 2000.

Palestine ranks 34th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation in Palestine, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 91.62 —
2001 91.66 +0.0%
2002 91.7 +0.0%
2003 91.75 +0.0%
2004 92.16 +0.5%
2005 92.58 +0.5%
2006 92.99 +0.4%
2007 93.41 +0.4%
2008 93.82 +0.4%
2009 94.24 +0.4%
2010 94.66 +0.4%
2011 95.07 +0.4%
2012 95.49 +0.4%
2013 95.91 +0.4%
2014 96.33 +0.4%
2015 96.75 +0.4%
2016 97.17 +0.4%
2017 97.58 +0.4%
2018 98 +0.4%
2019 98.42 +0.4%
2020 98.83 +0.4%
2021 99.21 +0.4%
2022 99.58 +0.4%
2023 99.58 +0.0%
2024 99.58 +0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 99.58 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.23, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 99.58 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.95, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 92.59 91.62 94.24 10
2010s 96.54 94.66 98.42 10
2020s 99.36 98.83 99.58 5

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 31 Montenegro 99.63 compare
  2. 32 Denmark 99.6 compare
  3. 33 Portugal 99.6 compare
  4. 35 Turkmenistan 99.57 compare
  5. 36 Belgium 99.49 compare
  6. 37 Finland 99.45 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation in Palestine?
Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation in Palestine was 99.58 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 99.58 in 2022.
What is the lowest urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 91.62 in 2000.
How does Palestine rank for urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation?
Palestine ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 4,556 data points, 2000–2024
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