People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Gambia
Gambia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 13.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Gambia, 2012–2024
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 Gambia stood at 13.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Gambia peaked at 13.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2012.
That places Gambia 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12.8% | — |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +0.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 13.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.4%, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 13.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.2%, 58% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.8% | 12.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 13.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Gambia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Gambia was 13.0% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Gambia ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia 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.