Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 7.41 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 7.41 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 8.09 people per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 29th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 7.05 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.27 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 7.56 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 7.65 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 7.73 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 7.85 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.8 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 7.76 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.84 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 7.85 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 7.92 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 8.01 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.04 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.09 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.09 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.04 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.99 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.95 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.91 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.87 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 7.75 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 7.56 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 7.41 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.55 people per square kilometre | 7 people per square kilometre | 7.85 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.99 people per square kilometre | 7.85 people per square kilometre | 8.09 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.65 people per square kilometre | 7.41 people per square kilometre | 7.87 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 26 Uganda 8.31 people per square kilometre compare
- 27 Cambodia 8.07 people per square kilometre compare
- 28 Philippines 7.52 people per square kilometre compare
- 30 Djibouti 6.84 people per square kilometre compare
- 31 Mozambique 6.7 people per square kilometre compare
- 32 Comoros 6.56 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 7.41 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.09 people per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 29th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.