People without basic handwashing facilities in Angola

Angola: People without basic handwashing facilities was 23.89 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.89 million people
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
17th
of 120 countries
All-time high
23.89 million people
in 2024
All-time low
15.26 million people
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

People without basic handwashing facilities in Angola, 2010–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M2010201720242010: 15.3M people2011: 15.8M people2012: 16.4M people2013: 17.0M people2014: 17.6M people2015: 18.2M people2016: 18.8M people2017: 19.4M people2018: 20.0M people2019: 20.7M people2020: 21.3M people2021: 21.9M people2022: 22.6M people2023: 23.2M people2024: 23.9M people

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  4. 18 Niger 21.21 million people compare
  5. 19 Afghanistan 20.50 million people compare
  6. 20 Mali 19.08 million people compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
People without basic handwashing facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 1,792 data points, 2000–2024
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.