People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Palestine
Palestine: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 94.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Palestine, 2014–2024
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 Palestine is 94.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Palestine peaked at 94.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2014.
Palestine ranks 23rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 94.7% | — |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 94.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 94.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.8%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.7% | 94.7% | 94.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.7% | 94.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Palestine?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Palestine was 94.7% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2014.
- How does Palestine rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Palestine ranks 23rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine 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.