Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Palestine
Palestine: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 73.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Palestine stood at 73.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Palestine peaked at 73.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2000.
Palestine ranks 66th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.5% | — |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 73.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.3%, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 73.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.5%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 32.5% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 35.2% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 67.3% | 73.5% | 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Palestine?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Palestine was 73.5% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Palestine ranks 66th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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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About this data
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.