People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Arab World
Arab World: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 75.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Arab World, 2012–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 75.2% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Arab World peaked at 75.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2013.
That places Arab World 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 71.5% | — |
| 2013 | 70.4% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 71.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 74.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.6% | 70.4% | 74.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 74.4% | 75.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 97.2% compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 96.0% compare
- 18 Maldives 95.8% compare
- 19 Libya 95.6% compare
- 20 Ukraine 95.4% compare
- 21 Turks and Caicos Islands 95.0% compare
- 22 Palestine, State of 94.9% compare
More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0073 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 5.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0064 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Arab World?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Arab World was 75.2% 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2013.
- How does Arab World rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Arab World ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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.