People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural 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 … rural 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 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % 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 05-09, female, 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 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, 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 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.