Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Western Asia and Northern Africa
Western Asia and Northern Africa: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 91 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Western Asia and Northern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Western Asia and Northern Africa stood at 91 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Western Asia and Northern Africa peaked at 91 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77 %, in 2000.
That places Western Asia and Northern Africa 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Western Asia and Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77 % | — |
| 2001 | 77 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78 % | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 78 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 78 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 79 % | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 80 % | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 81 % | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 81 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82 % | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 83 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 83 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 84 % | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 85 % | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 86 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 87 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 87 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 88 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 89 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91 % | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 91 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.1 % | 77 % | 82 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 86 % | 83 % | 89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2 % | 89 % | 91 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia and Northern Africa
- 10 Republic of Moldova 87 % compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 85 % compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 73 % compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 72 % compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 37 % compare
- 16 Melanesia 32 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia and Northern Africa
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,828 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,365 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 25 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 18.1 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 7.4 % (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 31.6 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 23,360 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 119 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,028 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 61 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Western Asia and Northern Africa was 91 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 91 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 77 % in 2000.
- How does Western Asia and Northern Africa rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia and Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.