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.
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
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.26 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.02 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1468 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.1 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (1947)
- Consumer price index 209.56 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.266 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (1947)
- Democracy 0 (1947)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (1947)
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.