Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 48.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Afghanistan, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Afghanistan stood at 48.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Afghanistan peaked at 48.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2005.
That places Afghanistan 61st out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 27.8% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 42.9% | 48.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.05 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.68 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.54 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Afghanistan?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Afghanistan was 48.9% 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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2005.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Afghanistan ranks 61st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. 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.