People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 32.08 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Afghanistan stood at 32.08 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Afghanistan peaked at 32.08 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.09 million people, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 19th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.71 million people | 18.09 million people | 23.13 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.74 million people | 23.64 million people | 29.58 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.12 million people | 30.30 million people | 32.08 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.05 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.68 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.54 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Afghanistan?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Afghanistan was 32.08 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 32.08 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.09 million people in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.