People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Arab World
Arab World: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 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 and water 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
More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0398 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 2.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0338 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 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0432 units per person (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.