People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Angola
Angola: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 36.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Angola, 2010–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Angola stood at 36.9%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Angola peaked at 36.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 2010.
That places Angola 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34.5% | — |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 36.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.3% | 34.5% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 36.3% | 36.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Angola?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Angola was 36.9% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 2010.
- How does Angola rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Angola ranks 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.