People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 78.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2007–2024
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 78.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 78.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2007.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 45.3% | — |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 45.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 50.7% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 58.6% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.6% | 45.3% | 45.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 46.4% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 72.1% | 78.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0525 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0257 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0252 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0551 units per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 78.6% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2007.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.