Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Palestine

Palestine: Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities was 94.91 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
94.91
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
20th
of 113 countries
All-time high
94.93
in 2015
All-time low
94.91
in 2024
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Palestine, 2015–2024

0204060801002015201920242015: 94.92016: 94.92017: 94.92018: 94.92019: 94.92020: 94.92021: 94.92022: 94.92023: 94.92024: 94.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Palestine recorded 94.91 for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Palestine peaked at 94.93 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 94.91, in 2024.

That places Palestine 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Palestine, 2015 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2015 94.93 —
2016 94.93 -0.0%
2017 94.93 -0.0%
2018 94.93 -0.0%
2019 94.92 -0.0%
2020 94.92 -0.0%
2021 94.92 -0.0%
2022 94.92 -0.0%
2023 94.92 -0.0%
2024 94.91 -0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 94.91 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.83, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 94.91 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.74, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 94.93 94.92 94.93 5
2020s 94.92 94.91 94.92 5

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 17 Libya 95.59 compare
  2. 18 Ukraine 95.38 compare
  3. 19 Turks and Caicos Islands 95 compare
  4. 21 Thailand 94.63 compare
  5. 22 Bhutan 94.52 compare
  6. 23 Armenia 94.42 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Palestine?
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Palestine was 94.91 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 94.93 in 2015.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 94.91 in 2024.
How does Palestine rank for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities?
Palestine ranks 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,032 data points, 2015–2024
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