Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Pakistan
Pakistan: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 84.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Pakistan, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 84.8% for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Pakistan peaked at 84.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2007.
That places Pakistan 45th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 51.9% | — |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.0% | 51.9% | 52.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 52.2% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 78.9% | 84.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 42 Marshall Islands 85.1% compare
- 43 Honduras 85.0% compare
- 44 Algeria 84.9% compare
- 46 Trinidad and Tobago 84.1% compare
- 47 Guyana 83.5% compare
- 48 Uzbekistan 81.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Pakistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 193.11 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.54 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0101 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7685 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Pakistan?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Pakistan was 84.8% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2007.
- How does Pakistan rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Pakistan ranks 45th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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