Sanitation facilities usage in Palestine
Palestine: Sanitation facilities usage was 7,007 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Palestine, 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
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in Palestine is 7,007 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Palestine peaked at 23,268 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6,989 people, in 2023.
That places Palestine 92nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Palestine, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23,268 people | — |
| 2001 | 22,951 people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 22,512 people | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 22,001 people | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 21,456 people | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 20,900 people | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 20,329 people | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 19,730 people | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 19,086 people | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 18,388 people | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 17,651 people | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 16,875 people | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 16,043 people | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 15,158 people | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 14,219 people | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 13,240 people | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 12,217 people | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 11,130 people | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 9,979 people | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 8,829 people | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 8,392 people | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 7,943 people | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 7,485 people | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 6,989 people | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 7,007 people | +0.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 7,007 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 585,262 people, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 7,007 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,007 people, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,062 people | 18,388 people | 23,268 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,534 people | 8,829 people | 17,651 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,563 people | 6,989 people | 8,392 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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 sanitation facilities usage in Palestine?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Palestine was 7,007 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 recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 23,268 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,989 people in 2023.
- How does Palestine rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Palestine ranks 92nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine 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. 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.