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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.8% | 12.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 13.0% | 5 |
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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.