People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Palestine
Palestine: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 94.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Palestine, 2014–2024
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 Palestine is 94.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Palestine peaked at 94.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 94.9%, in 2024.
Palestine ranks 22nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 94.9% | — |
| 2015 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 94.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 94.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.7%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.9% | 94.9% | 94.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.9% | 94.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Palestine?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Palestine was 94.9% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.9% in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Palestine ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine 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.