People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 60.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Afghanistan, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Afghanistan stood at 60.1%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Afghanistan peaked at 66.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 70th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 66.1% | — |
| 2006 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 62.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 61.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 60.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.1% | 66.1% | 66.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 62.1% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 60.1% | 61.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Afghanistan?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Afghanistan was 60.1% 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 Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Afghanistan ranks 70th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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, urban (% of urban 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.