People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Palestine
Palestine: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0029 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.0029 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.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Palestine peaked at 0.0078 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 people per person, in 2024.
That places Palestine 117th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0078 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0076 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0068 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0066 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0062 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0059 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0051 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.003 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0029 people per person | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0067 people per person | 0.0057 people per person | 0.0078 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 people per person | 0.0037 people per person | 0.0055 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 people per person | 0.0029 people per person | 0.0035 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Palestine?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Palestine was 0.0029 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0078 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 people per person in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Palestine ranks 117th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine 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.