People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria
Algeria: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 75.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria, 2007–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria is 75.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria peaked at 75.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 2007.
That places Algeria 46th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 72.8% | — |
| 2008 | 72.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.8% | 72.8% | 72.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 72.8% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 75.1% | 75.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0414 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0308 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria was 75.3% 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 2007.
- How does Algeria rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Algeria ranks 46th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria 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.