People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in World
World: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 85.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in World, 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 World is 85.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
That places World 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in World, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 80.8% | — |
| 2018 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.3% | 80.8% | 81.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 82.2% | 85.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in World?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in World was 85.1% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2017.
- How does World rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- World ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.