People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in India
India: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 96.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in India, 2010–2024
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 India is 96.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in India peaked at 96.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 2010.
That places India 16th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in India, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 75.3% | — |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 86.9% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 89.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.8% | 75.3% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 89.2% | 96.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in India?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in India was 96.1% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2010.
- How does India rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- India ranks 16th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.