Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Algeria
Algeria: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 84.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Algeria, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 84.9% for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Algeria peaked at 84.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2007.
Algeria ranks 44th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.0% | 82.9% | 83.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 83.3% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.6% | 84.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 41 Costa Rica 86.0% compare
- 42 Marshall Islands 85.1% compare
- 43 Honduras 85.0% compare
- 45 Pakistan 84.8% compare
- 46 Trinidad and Tobago 84.1% compare
- 47 Guyana 83.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Algeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.93 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1481 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Algeria?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Algeria was 84.9% 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2007.
- How does Algeria rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Algeria ranks 44th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria 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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