People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Algeria
Algeria: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural 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 … rural 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% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 75.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 87% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 75.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80.6%, 93% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,455 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0485 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.