People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria
Algeria: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 88.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria, 2007–2024
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 Algeria stood at 88.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria peaked at 88.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2021.
Algeria ranks 38th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 88.3% | — |
| 2008 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.3% | 88.3% | 88.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 88.1% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 35 Egypt 89.8% compare
- 36 Mongolia 88.7% compare
- 37 El Salvador 88.3% compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 88.0% compare
- 40 Saint Lucia 87.9% compare
- 41 Syrian Arab Republic 87.3% compare
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, 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 Algeria?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Algeria was 88.0% 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2021.
- How does Algeria rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Algeria ranks 38th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria 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.