People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in China
China: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 97.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in China, 2017–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
China recorded 97.3% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
China ranks 14th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in China, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 97.0% | — |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 97.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- China's 97.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.1% | 97.0% | 97.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 97.1% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 11 Oman 97.4% compare
- 12 Iraq 97.4% compare
- 13 Philippines 97.3% compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.3%
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 97.2% compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 96.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in China?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in China was 97.3% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2017.
- How does China rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- China ranks 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China 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.