Access to handwashing facilities in Liberia
Liberia: Access to handwashing facilities was 3.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to handwashing facilities in Liberia, 2015–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, access to handwashing facilities in Liberia stood at 3.5%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 111.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to handwashing facilities in Liberia peaked at 3.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2015.
Liberia ranks 113th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Access to handwashing facilities in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.6% | — |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 5 |
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More population data for Liberia
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1439 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2874 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,891 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.07 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3986 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Population density 131.49 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 852,118 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to handwashing facilities in Liberia?
- Access to 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 access to handwashing facilities recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to handwashing facilities recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2015.
- How does Liberia rank for access to handwashing facilities?
- Liberia ranks 113th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Access to 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.