People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low income
Low income: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 24.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low income, 2010–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Low income recorded 24.6% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low income peaked at 24.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2010.
That places Low income 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.6% | — |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +23.4% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.2% | 17.6% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.4% | 24.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low income?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low income was 24.6% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2010.
- How does Low income rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Low income ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.