People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in India
India: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 85.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in India, 2010–2024
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 India is 85.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in India peaked at 85.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2010.
India ranks 31st of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in India, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 44.8% | — |
| 2011 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 67.6% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 85.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 85.9% is below the median for South Asia, which is 86.1%, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.6% | 44.8% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 72.2% | 85.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in India?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in India was 85.9% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2010.
- How does India rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- India ranks 31st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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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.