People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA blend
IDA blend: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 54.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA blend, 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 54.4% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA blend peaked at 54.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2011.
IDA blend ranks 20th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 28.8% | — |
| 2012 | 30.7% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 48.9% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 54.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.0% | 28.8% | 46.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 48.9% | 54.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
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- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0171 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 132.88 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 25.67 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA blend?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA blend was 54.4% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2011.
- How does IDA blend rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- IDA blend ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.