Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in South Africa
South Africa: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 27.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in South Africa, 2012–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in South Africa is 27.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in South Africa peaked at 27.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2012.
South Africa ranks 76th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 27.5% | — |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in South Africa?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in South Africa was 27.5% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2012.
- How does South Africa rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- South Africa ranks 76th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population with basic handwashing facilities at home (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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