Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Palestine
Palestine: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0013 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Palestine, 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 Palestine is 0.0013 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Palestine peaked at 0.0049 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 people per person, in 2024.
Palestine ranks 87th of 171 countries on this measure, 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 rural areas, per capita in Palestine, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0049 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0047 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0045 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.004 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.003 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.002 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 people per person | -2.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.0013 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.0013 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 people per person, 30.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0041 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0049 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0019 people per person | 0.0032 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0013 people per person | 0.0017 people per person | 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 rural areas, per capita in Palestine?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Palestine was 0.0013 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 people per person in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Palestine ranks 87th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine 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.