People without basic handwashing facilities in Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire: People without basic handwashing facilities was 24.90 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
24.90 million people
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
14th
of 120 countries
All-time high
24.90 million people
in 2024
All-time low
17.51 million people
in 2006
Years of data
19
2006–2024

People without basic handwashing facilities in Cote d'Ivoire, 2006–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M2006201520242006: 17.5M people2007: 17.9M people2008: 18.3M people2009: 18.7M people2010: 19.1M people2011: 19.4M people2012: 19.6M people2013: 19.9M people2014: 20.2M people2015: 20.6M people2016: 21.1M people2017: 21.5M people2018: 21.9M people2019: 22.3M people2020: 22.7M people2021: 23.2M people2022: 23.8M people2023: 24.3M people2024: 24.9M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2024, people without basic handwashing facilities in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 24.90 million people. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 24.90 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.51 million people, in 2006.

That places Cote d'Ivoire 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.11 million people 17.51 million people 18.70 million people 4
2010s 20.55 million people 19.10 million people 22.29 million people 10
2020s 23.77 million people 22.66 million people 24.90 million people 5

Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire

  1. 11 Uganda 37.73 million people compare
  2. 12 South Africa 33.69 million people compare
  3. 13 Mozambique 29.16 million people compare
  4. 15 Madagascar 24.44 million people compare
  5. 16 Kenya 23.98 million people compare
  6. 17 Angola 23.89 million people compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Cote d'Ivoire?
People without basic handwashing facilities in Cote d'Ivoire was 24.90 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 24.90 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 17.51 million people in 2006.
How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.