Rural without basic handwashing in Malawi
Malawi: Rural without basic handwashing was 15.42 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.42 million
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
16th
of 113 countries
All-time high
15.42 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.45 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Rural without basic handwashing in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, rural without basic handwashing in Malawi stood at 15.42 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without basic handwashing in Malawi peaked at 15.42 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.45 million, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 16th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Rural without basic handwashing in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.45 million | — |
| 2001 | 8.65 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.86 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 9.07 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 9.30 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 9.54 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 9.80 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 10.07 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 10.35 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 10.65 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 10.95 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 11.26 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 11.57 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 11.88 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 12.19 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 12.51 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 12.82 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 13.14 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 13.46 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 13.78 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 14.11 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 14.43 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 14.75 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 15.08 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 15.42 million | +2.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 15.42 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.31 million, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 15.42 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.33 million, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.47 million | 8.45 million | 10.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.36 million | 10.95 million | 13.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.76 million | 14.11 million | 15.42 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 13 Niger 17.94 million compare
- 14 Madagascar 15.94 million compare
- 15 Afghanistan 15.86 million compare
- 17 South Africa 14.34 million compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 13.15 million compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 12.42 million compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural without basic handwashing in Malawi?
- Rural without basic handwashing in Malawi was 15.42 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 15.42 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.45 million in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for rural without basic handwashing?
- Malawi ranks 16th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without basic handwashing rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rural without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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