People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 84.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA & IBRD total, 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
IDA & IBRD total recorded 84.9% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 17th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 80.5% | — |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.1% | 80.5% | 81.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 82.0% | 84.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA & IBRD total?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IDA & IBRD total was 84.9% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2017.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.