Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 4.76 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
Afghanistan recorded 4.76 million people for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Afghanistan peaked at 5.28 million people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.57 million people, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 14th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.92 million people | 4.57 million people | 5.12 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.21 million people | 5.12 million people | 5.28 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.94 million people | 4.76 million people | 5.13 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 11 Madagascar 6.86 million people compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 6.66 million people compare
- 13 Mozambique 4.94 million people compare
- 15 Benin 4.65 million people compare
- 16 Cote d'Ivoire 4.59 million people compare
- 17 Tanzania 4.50 million people compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.05 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Afghanistan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Afghanistan was 4.76 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.28 million people in 2014.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.57 million people in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.