People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Arab World
Arab World: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 86.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Arab World, 2016–2024
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 Arab World stood at 86.9%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Arab World peaked at 88.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86.9%, in 2024.
Arab World ranks 14th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 88.3% | — |
| 2017 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.0% | 87.6% | 88.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 86.9% | 87.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
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- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 35-39, female, 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 Arab World?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Arab World was 86.9% 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.9% in 2024.
- How does Arab World rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Arab World ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Arab World 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.