People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Armenia
Armenia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 94.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia, 2000–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2022, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia stood at 94.4%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia peaked at 94.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2000.
Armenia ranks 25th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.2% | — |
| 2001 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 84.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 86.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 93.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 94.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 94.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.6%, 98% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.0% | 83.2% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 89.5% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 94.4% | 94.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia was 94.4% in 2022, 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Armenia ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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.