People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA total
IDA total: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 46.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA total, 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 46.5% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA total peaked at 46.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2011.
That places IDA total 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 32.6% | — |
| 2012 | 34.7% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 46.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.9% | 32.6% | 40.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 41.3% | 46.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA total?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA total was 46.5% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2011.
- How does IDA total rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- IDA total ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.