People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in India
India: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 89.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in India, 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 India stood at 89.7%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in India peaked at 89.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 2010.
India ranks 34th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 India, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 54.2% | — |
| 2011 | 54.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 58.6% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 74.3% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.4% | 54.2% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 78.1% | 89.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in India?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in India was 89.7% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 2010.
- How does India rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- India ranks 34th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.