Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.1117 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.1117 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2395 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1117 people per person, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 31st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2395 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2393 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2337 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2282 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2225 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2167 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2109 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2051 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1994 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1936 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1879 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1821 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1764 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1707 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1649 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1592 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1535 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1478 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1421 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1364 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1313 people per person | -3.7% |
| 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 0.1444 people per person, 77% 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 0.0005 people per person, 204.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2189 people per person | 0.1936 people per person | 0.2395 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1621 people per person | 0.1364 people per person | 0.1879 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, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.1117 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2395 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, 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, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 31st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.