Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Haiti
Haiti: Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas was 27.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Haiti, 2006–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 27.6% for access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Haiti peaked at 32.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2019.
That places Haiti 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 32.3% | — |
| 2007 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 27.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 44% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 27.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 32% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 27.6% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More reference data data for Haiti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6522 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2643 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Haiti?
- Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Haiti was 27.6% in 2023, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2019.
- How does Haiti rank for access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas?
- Haiti ranks 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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 Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.