People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.3033 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.3033 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Afghanistan peaked at 0.6065 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3033 people per person, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 25th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6065 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.6058 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5929 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.58 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5667 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5531 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5395 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.526 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5125 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4991 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4858 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4725 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4592 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4461 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.433 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4199 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4069 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3939 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3809 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3679 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.355 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.342 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3291 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3162 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3033 people per person | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5582 people per person | 0.4991 people per person | 0.6065 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4266 people per person | 0.3679 people per person | 0.4858 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3291 people per person | 0.3033 people per person | 0.355 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Afghanistan?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Afghanistan was 0.3033 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6065 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3033 people per person in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.