People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia
Armenia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 96.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia, 2000–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2022, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia stood at 96.8%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia peaked at 96.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 92.9%, in 2000.
Armenia ranks 14th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.9% | — |
| 2001 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.9% | 92.9% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 95.1% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 96.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Armenia was 96.8% 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.9% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Armenia ranks 14th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Armenia 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.