Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 51.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Afghanistan, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Afghanistan is 51.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Afghanistan peaked at 51.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2005.
Afghanistan ranks 65th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.3% | — |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 46.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 50.9% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5% | 35.3% | 35.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 36.8% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 47.8% | 51.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More infrastructure data for Afghanistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 181,963 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4389 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 181,963 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.601 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Afghanistan was 51.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2005.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Afghanistan ranks 65th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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