People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Ecuador
Ecuador: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 91.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador stood at 91.9%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ecuador peaked at 91.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 2010.
Ecuador ranks 30th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 83.9% | — |
| 2011 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 91.9% | +0.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 91.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 91.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.0%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.1% | 83.9% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 88.7% | 91.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ecuador?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ecuador was 91.9% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Ecuador ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.