People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Algeria
Algeria: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 84.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria, 2007–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria is 84.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria peaked at 84.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2007.
That places Algeria 47th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 82.9% | — |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 84.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 84.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.7%, 92% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.0% | 82.9% | 83.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 83.3% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.6% | 84.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 44 Costa Rica 86.0% compare
- 45 Marshall Islands 85.1% compare
- 46 Honduras 85.0% compare
- 48 Pakistan 84.8% compare
- 49 Syria 84.5% compare
- 50 Trinidad and Tobago 84.1% compare
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,455 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0485 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria was 84.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2007.
- How does Algeria rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Algeria ranks 47th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.