People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Palestine
Palestine: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0029 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Palestine, 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 Palestine is 0.0029 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Palestine peaked at 0.0148 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 people per person, in 2024.
Palestine ranks 148th of 214 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, per capita in Palestine, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0148 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0143 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0137 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0125 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0119 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0113 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0107 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0101 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.009 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0079 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0073 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0062 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0056 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 people per person | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 people per person | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.004 people per person | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 people per person | -11.3% |
| 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% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.0029 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.0029 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0029 people per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0122 people per person | 0.0096 people per person | 0.0148 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 people per person | 0.004 people per person | 0.009 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
- 145 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0039 people per person compare
- 146 United States 0.0039 people per person compare
- 147 Guyana 0.0035 people per person compare
- 149 Estonia 0.0028 people per person compare
- 150 Sri Lanka 0.0027 people per person compare
- 151 South Korea 0.0027 people per person 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, per capita in Palestine?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Palestine was 0.0029 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0148 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 people per person in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Palestine ranks 148th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. 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 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)
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 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.