People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 22.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cote d'Ivoire, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 22.0% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 22.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2006.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 99th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14.8% | — |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +0.5% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 22.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 48% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 22.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.2%, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.8% | 15.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 15.1% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 21.6% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
- 96 Madagascar 23.5% compare
- 97 Haiti 22.7% compare
- 98 Central African Republic 22.4% compare
- 100 South Sudan 21.9% compare
- 101 Niger 21.5% compare
- 102 Lesotho 20.9% compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cote d'Ivoire?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Cote d'Ivoire was 22.0% 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2006.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.