Number without basic handwashing in Palestine
Palestine: Number without basic handwashing was 279,537 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number without basic handwashing in Palestine, 2014–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 279,537 for number without basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number without basic handwashing in Palestine peaked at 279,537 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 223,690, in 2014.
Palestine ranks 89th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number without basic handwashing in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 223,690 | — |
| 2015 | 229,132 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 234,858 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 240,531 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 246,100 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 251,643 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 257,432 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 263,417 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 269,626 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 275,029 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 279,537 | +1.6% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 279,537 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.83 million, 4% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 279,537 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 891,231, 31% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 237,659 | 223,690 | 251,643 | 6 |
| 2020s | 269,008 | 257,432 | 279,537 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 86 Azerbaijan 416,013 compare
- 87 Libya 325,503 compare
- 88 Georgia 312,791 compare
- 90 Trinidad and Tobago 239,366 compare
- 91 Cape Verde 205,371 compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 198,066 compare
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number without basic handwashing in Palestine?
- Number without basic handwashing in Palestine was 279,537 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 279,537 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,690 in 2014.
- How does Palestine rank for number without basic handwashing?
- Palestine ranks 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number without basic handwashing rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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