People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 48.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Afghanistan, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Afghanistan stood at 48.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Afghanistan peaked at 48.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2005.
That places Afghanistan 61st out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26.3% | — |
| 2006 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 42.9% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 48.9% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 27.8% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 42.9% | 48.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Afghanistan?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Afghanistan was 48.9% 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 Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2005.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Afghanistan ranks 61st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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, rural (% of rural 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.