People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 22.0% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 22.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2011.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 19.4% | — |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.4% | 20.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 20.9% | 22.0% | 5 |
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- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2011.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.