Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.1117 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Afghanistan is 0.1117 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2269 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1117 people per person, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 29th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2269 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2266 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2217 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2168 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2117 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2066 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2014 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1963 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1912 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1861 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.181 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1759 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1709 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1659 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1609 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.156 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.151 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1461 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1412 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1362 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1313 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1264 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1215 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1166 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1117 people per person | -4.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.1117 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1359 people per person, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.1117 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 people per person, 2558.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2085 people per person | 0.1861 people per person | 0.2269 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1585 people per person | 0.1362 people per person | 0.181 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1215 people per person | 0.1117 people per person | 0.1313 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.1117 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2269 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1117 people per person in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 29th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.