People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Guatemala
Guatemala: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 69.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guatemala, 2011–2019
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 Guatemala is 69.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guatemala peaked at 69.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 2011.
That places Guatemala 51st out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 69.9% | — |
| 2012 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 69.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 81% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 69.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.9%, 84% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guatemala?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Guatemala was 69.9% in 2019, 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 2011.
- How does Guatemala rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Guatemala ranks 51st out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.