People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Arab World
Arab World: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 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 and water 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
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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.