People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 32.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries, 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
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries stood at 32.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries peaked at 32.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2010.
That places Least developed countries 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 and water in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.2% | — |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.7% | 19.2% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 26.5% | 32.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0127 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, 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 Least developed countries?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries was 32.6% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2010.
- How does Least developed countries rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Least developed countries ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.