People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 36.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries, 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 Least developed countries stood at 36.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries peaked at 36.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2010.
That places Least developed countries 23rd 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 15 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26.1% | — |
| 2011 | 27.2% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.9% | 26.1% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 31.6% | 36.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries was 36.6% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2010.
- How does Least developed countries rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Least developed countries ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.