Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Afghanistan

Access to basic sanitation in Afghanistan in 2024 — 54.5%. Ranked 156 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 32.2 pp.

2024 54.5% +1.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 156of 193
Period maximum 54.5%2024
Period minimum 22.3%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Afghanistan, 2000–202420304050602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 22.3%2001: 22.3%2002: 23.7%2003: 25.2%2004: 26.6%2005: 28%2006: 29.5%2007: 30.9%2008: 32.3%2009: 33.7%2010: 35.1%2011: 36.5%2012: 37.8%2013: 39.2%2014: 40.6%2015: 42%2016: 43.4%2017: 44.8%2018: 46.1%2019: 47.5%2020: 48.9%2021: 50.3%2022: 51.7%2023: 53.1%2024: 54.5%
Change over the period: +32.2 pp Annual average: 1.34 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 54.5%
World 82.2%
Southern Asia computed 80.5%
Low-income countries computed 33.1%
Access to basic sanitation — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 54.5 +1.4 pp
2023 53.1 +1.4 pp
2022 51.7 +1.4 pp
2021 50.3 +1.4 pp
2020 48.9 +1.4 pp
2019 47.5 +1.4 pp
2018 46.1 +1.4 pp
2017 44.8 +1.4 pp
2016 43.4 +1.4 pp
2015 42 +1.4 pp
2014 40.6 +1.4 pp
2013 39.2 +1.4 pp
2012 37.8 +1.4 pp
2011 36.5 +1.4 pp
2010 35.1 +1.4 pp
2009 33.7 +1.4 pp
2008 32.3 +1.4 pp
2007 30.9 +1.4 pp
2006 29.5 +1.4 pp
2005 28 +1.4 pp
2004 26.6 +1.4 pp
2003 25.2 +1.4 pp
2002 23.7 +1.4 pp
2001 22.3 +0 pp
2000 22.3

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.