Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 24.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 24.8% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Afghanistan peaked at 24.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 125th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | +2.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 24.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 24.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.5%, 34% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 16.4% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.4% | 24.8% | 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Afghanistan?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Afghanistan was 24.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Afghanistan ranks 125th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.