People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.3141 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Afghanistan is 0.3141 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.7256 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3141 people per person, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 39th out of 214 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7256 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.7254 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7081 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6908 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6734 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6558 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6382 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6205 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6028 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5851 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5674 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5496 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5318 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.514 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4961 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4782 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4603 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4423 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4242 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4061 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3879 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3695 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3511 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3326 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3141 people per person | -5.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.3141 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4222 people per person, 74% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.3141 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0029 people per person, 108.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6626 people per person | 0.5851 people per person | 0.7256 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.487 people per person | 0.4061 people per person | 0.5674 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.351 people per person | 0.3141 people per person | 0.3879 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Afghanistan?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.3141 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7256 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3141 people per person in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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People 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.