Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 91.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Ecuador, 2010–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Ecuador is 91.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Ecuador peaked at 91.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 2010.
That places Ecuador 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.1% | 83.9% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 88.7% | 91.9% | 5 |
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More population data for Ecuador
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 76.87 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 792,284 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.81 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.81 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 23,218 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.81 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.79 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Ecuador?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Ecuador was 91.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Ecuador ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.