Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Liberia
Liberia: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 3.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Liberia, 2007–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 3.5% for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 148.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Liberia peaked at 3.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
That places Liberia 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.2% | — |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +653.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +0.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 3.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.4%, 18% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 3.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.2%, 16% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +653.3% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More population data for Liberia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2874 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1439 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7859 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1439 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 852,118 people (2100)
- Population density 131.49 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3986 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.07 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Liberia?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Liberia was 3.5% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Liberia rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Liberia ranks 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.