People not using improved sanitation facilities in Palestine
Palestine: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 15,291 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 15,291 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Palestine peaked at 43,194 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15,252 people, in 2023.
Palestine ranks 127th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Palestine, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43,194 people | — |
| 2001 | 42,726 people | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 42,034 people | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 41,207 people | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 40,318 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 39,407 people | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 38,471 people | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 37,484 people | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 36,411 people | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 35,239 people | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 33,997 people | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 32,680 people | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 31,261 people | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 29,740 people | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 28,116 people | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 26,415 people | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 24,632 people | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 22,726 people | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 20,694 people | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 18,545 people | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 16,866 people | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 16,359 people | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 15,841 people | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 15,252 people | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 15,291 people | +0.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 15,291 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.57 million people, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 15,291 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75,900 people, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39,649 people | 35,239 people | 43,194 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,880 people | 18,545 people | 33,997 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,922 people | 15,252 people | 16,866 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 124 Trinidad and Tobago 20,081 people compare
- 125 French Guiana 18,106 people compare
- 126 Slovenia 17,113 people compare
- 128 Turkmenistan 15,231 people compare
- 129 Uruguay 13,977 people compare
- 130 Montenegro 12,115 people compare
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Palestine?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Palestine was 15,291 people 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 43,194 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,252 people in 2023.
- How does Palestine rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Palestine ranks 127th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine 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 People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.