People without basic handwashing facilities in Mali

Mali: People without basic handwashing facilities was 19.08 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
19.08 million people
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
20th
of 120 countries
All-time high
19.08 million people
in 2022
All-time low
15.11 million people
in 2014
Years of data
9
2014–2022

People without basic handwashing facilities in Mali, 2014–2022

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2014201820222014: 15.1M people2015: 15.6M people2016: 16.0M people2017: 16.5M people2018: 17.0M people2019: 17.5M people2020: 18.0M people2021: 18.5M people2022: 19.1M 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 2022, people without basic handwashing facilities in Mali stood at 19.08 million people. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Mali peaked at 19.08 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.11 million people, in 2014.

Mali ranks 20th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16.29 million people 15.11 million people 17.51 million people 6
2020s 18.55 million people 18.02 million people 19.08 million people 3

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 17 Angola 23.89 million people compare
  2. 18 Niger 21.21 million people compare
  3. 19 Afghanistan 20.50 million people compare
  4. 21 Ghana 18.77 million people compare
  5. 22 Malawi 18.32 million people compare
  6. 23 Cameroon 18.12 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Mali?
People without basic handwashing facilities in Mali was 19.08 million people in 2022, 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 Mali?
The highest recorded value was 19.08 million people in 2022.
What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 15.11 million people in 2014.
How does Mali rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
Mali ranks 20th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali 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.