People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 84.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2007–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 84.7% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 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 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 84.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 2007.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 9th 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 18 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 61.8% | — |
| 2008 | 62.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.1% | 61.8% | 62.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 62.7% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 81.1% | 84.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 84.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 2007.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 9th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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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.