People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 95.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in East Asia & Pacific, 2017–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in East Asia & Pacific is 95.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
That places East Asia & Pacific 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 94.7% | — |
| 2018 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.8% | 94.7% | 95.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.1% | 95.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 2 North Macedonia 99.6% compare
- 3 Montenegro 99.2% compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 99.2%
- 5 Saudi Arabia 98.8% compare
- 6 Ukraine 98.6% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0351 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 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 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 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in East Asia & Pacific?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in East Asia & Pacific was 95.5% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2017.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.