People without basic handwashing facilities in Liberia
Liberia: People without basic handwashing facilities was 5.42 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in Liberia, 2007–2024
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 Liberia stood at 5.42 million people. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Liberia peaked at 5.42 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.67 million people, in 2007.
Liberia ranks 49th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.81 million people | 3.67 million people | 3.94 million people | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.53 million people | 4.06 million people | 4.91 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.20 million people | 5.00 million people | 5.42 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 46 Papua New Guinea 6.83 million people compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 6.67 million people compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 5.88 million people compare
- 50 Central African Republic 4.14 million people compare
- 51 Guatemala 3.97 million people compare
- 52 Thailand 3.85 million people compare
More reference data data for Liberia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4208 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.446 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2305 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3811 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4456 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 496 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Liberia?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Liberia was 5.42 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 million people in 2007.
- How does Liberia rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Liberia ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 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.