People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 52.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pacific island small states, 2017–2022
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 Pacific island small states is 52.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Pacific island small states ranks 21st of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 52.6% | — |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 52.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.0% | 52.6% | 53.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 52.7% | 53.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.7631 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.5673 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0332 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.6629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.9389 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pacific island small states?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pacific island small states was 52.7% in 2022, 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2017.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Pacific island small states ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2022.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.