People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 83.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2007–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 83.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 83.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 2007.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 61.6% | — |
| 2008 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 79.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.8% | 61.6% | 62.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 62.5% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 79.8% | 83.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4849 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 83.7% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 2007.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.