People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Arab World
Arab World: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 79.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Arab World, 2016–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 79.2% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Arab World peaked at 79.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2016.
That places Arab World 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 70.5% | — |
| 2017 | 71.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.4% | 70.5% | 74.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 75.3% | 79.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 97.3% compare
- 9 Iraq 96.9% compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 96.6% compare
- 11 Tuvalu 96.3% compare
- 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.0%
- 13 Bhutan 95.7% compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 95.5% compare
More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0523 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Arab World?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Arab World was 79.2% 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2016.
- How does Arab World rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Arab World ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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.