People without basic handwashing facilities in Angola
Angola: People without basic handwashing facilities was 23.89 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in Angola, 2010–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Angola recorded 23.89 million people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Angola peaked at 23.89 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.26 million people, in 2010.
That places Angola 17th 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.
People without basic handwashing facilities in Angola, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.26 million people | — |
| 2011 | 15.82 million people | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 16.40 million people | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 16.99 million people | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 17.59 million people | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 18.18 million people | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 18.79 million people | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 19.41 million people | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 20.04 million people | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 20.68 million people | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 21.31 million people | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 21.94 million people | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 22.58 million people | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 23.23 million people | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 23.89 million people | +2.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 23.89 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.83 million people, 3.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Angola's 23.89 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.17 million people, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.91 million people | 15.26 million people | 20.68 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.59 million people | 21.31 million people | 23.89 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 24.90 million people compare
- 15 Madagascar 24.44 million people compare
- 16 Kenya 23.98 million people compare
- 18 Niger 21.21 million people compare
- 19 Afghanistan 20.50 million people compare
- 20 Mali 19.08 million people compare
More reference data data for Angola
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.163 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8877 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Angola?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Angola was 23.89 million people 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 people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 23.89 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.26 million people in 2010.
- How does Angola rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Angola ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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 People without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.