People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Liberia
Liberia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 3.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Liberia, 2007–2024
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 Liberia stood at 3.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 148.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Liberia peaked at 3.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Liberia ranks 120th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.2% | — |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +653.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +0.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 3.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.4%, 18% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 3.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.2%, 16% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +653.3% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0699 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Liberia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Liberia was 3.5% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Liberia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Liberia ranks 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.