People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pakistan
Pakistan: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 92.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pakistan, 2007–2024
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 Pakistan is 92.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pakistan peaked at 92.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 2007.
That places Pakistan 31st out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 80.9% | — |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 82.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 91.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 92.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 92.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.9% | 80.9% | 80.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 80.9% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 90.1% | 92.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pakistan?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pakistan was 92.1% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 2007.
- How does Pakistan rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Pakistan ranks 31st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.