Pakistan - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Pakistan was 60.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 60.16 in 2020, while its lowest value was 12.94 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 12.94
2001 15.46
2002 17.98
2003 20.50
2004 23.01
2005 25.53
2006 27.96
2007 30.37
2008 32.76
2009 35.13
2010 37.49
2011 39.83
2012 42.16
2013 44.47
2014 46.76
2015 49.04
2016 51.30
2017 53.54
2018 55.76
2019 57.97
2020 60.16

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Pakistan was 82.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 82.32 in 2020, while its lowest value was 63.60 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 63.60
2001 64.37
2002 65.14
2003 65.91
2004 66.68
2005 67.45
2006 68.41
2007 69.37
2008 70.34
2009 71.32
2010 72.30
2011 73.28
2012 74.26
2013 75.26
2014 76.25
2015 77.25
2016 78.26
2017 79.27
2018 80.28
2019 81.30
2020 82.32

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Pakistan was 68.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 68.40 in 2020, while its lowest value was 29.65 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 29.65
2001 31.69
2002 33.72
2003 35.75
2004 37.76
2005 39.78
2006 41.78
2007 43.78
2008 45.76
2009 47.72
2010 49.67
2011 51.61
2012 53.53
2013 55.43
2014 57.32
2015 59.20
2016 61.06
2017 62.91
2018 64.75
2019 66.58
2020 68.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention