Basic sanitation access in West Bank and Gaza

99.4% of people in West Bank and Gaza used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
West Bank and Gaza, 2024 99.4% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 99.4%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 40th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in West Bank and Gaza over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period West Bank and GazaWorld
2024 99.4% 82.2%
2023 99.4% 81.5%
2022 99.4% 80.4%
2021 99.1% 79.4%
2020 98.6% 78.3%
2019 98.2% 77.2%
2018 97.7% 76.0%
2017 97.2% 74.9%
2016 96.7% 73.8%
2015 96.2% 72.6%
2014 95.8% 71.4%
2013 95.3% 70.2%
2012 94.8% 68.9%
2011 94.3% 67.8%
2010 93.8% 66.7%
2009 93.4% 65.5%
2008 92.9% 64.3%
2007 92.4% 63.1%
2006 91.9% 61.9%
2005 91.4% 60.7%
2004 90.9% 59.6%
2003 90.4% 58.4%
2002 90.4% 57.3%
2001 90.3% 55.6%
2000 90.3% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 99.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 95.8%, the figure has changed by +3.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, West Bank and Gaza has the 40th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for West Bank and Gaza
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene