People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 21.14 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 21.14 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 24.94 people per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.14 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Afghanistan 36th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.39 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 22.56 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 23.21 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 24.08 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 24.33 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 24.54 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 24.88 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 24.65 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 24.48 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 24.64 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 24.6 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 24.73 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 24.92 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 24.92 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.94 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 24.8 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 24.49 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 24.2 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 23.9 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 23.57 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 23.23 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 22.66 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 21.85 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 21.14 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 21.14 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.26 people per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 21.14 people per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3808 people per square kilometre, 55.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.97 people per square kilometre | 22.39 people per square kilometre | 24.88 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.51 people per square kilometre | 23.57 people per square kilometre | 24.94 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.22 people per square kilometre | 21.14 people per square kilometre | 23.23 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 33 Guinea 22.02 people per square kilometre compare
- 34 Cameroon 21.47 people per square kilometre compare
- 35 Nauru 21.29 people per square kilometre compare
- 37 Marshall Islands 20.63 people per square kilometre compare
- 38 Eritrea 20.21 people per square kilometre compare
- 39 Senegal 20.19 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 21.14 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.94 people per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.14 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 36th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.