Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Pakistan
Pakistan: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate was -8.8 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Pakistan, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Pakistan is -8.8 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 132.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Pakistan peaked at 2.53 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -8.8 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 80th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.53 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2004 | -1.18 % change on previous year | -157.0% |
| 2005 | -1.36 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 2006 | -1.51 % change on previous year | +10.8% |
| 2007 | -1.39 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2008 | -1.5 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 2009 | -1.78 % change on previous year | +19.3% |
| 2010 | -2.02 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 2011 | -2.43 % change on previous year | +20.3% |
| 2012 | -2.95 % change on previous year | +21.4% |
| 2013 | -3.43 % change on previous year | +16.4% |
| 2014 | -3.79 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 2015 | -4.15 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 2016 | -4.53 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 2017 | -4.74 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2018 | -4.93 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2019 | -5.29 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 2020 | -5.68 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 2021 | -6.16 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 2022 | -6.93 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 2023 | -7.87 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 2024 | -8.8 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -157.0% | 2.07 % change on previous year | -1.18 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.215 % change on previous year | -1.78 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -3.83 % change on previous year | -5.29 % change on previous year | -2.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.09 % change on previous year | -8.8 % change on previous year | -5.68 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 77 Sudan -7.08 % change on previous year compare
- 78 Mongolia -7.86 % change on previous year compare
- 79 Senegal -8.14 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Uganda -8.88 % change on previous year compare
- 82 Ethiopia -9.21 % change on previous year compare
- 83 Jamaica -10.32 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Pakistan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Pakistan was -8.8 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.8 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Pakistan ranks 80th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 132.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.