Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 13.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Gambia, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 13.0% for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Gambia peaked at 13.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2012.
Gambia ranks 104th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12.8% | — |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.8% | 12.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 13.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More infrastructure data for Gambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 44,127 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.016 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.8986 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 44,127 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 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 Gambia?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Gambia was 13.0% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Gambia ranks 104th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia 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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