Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Angola
Angola: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 19.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Angola, 2010–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Angola recorded 19.1% for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Angola peaked at 19.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2010.
Angola ranks 88th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.1% | — |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 19.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 59% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Angola's 19.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 85 Uganda 20.0% compare
- 86 Equatorial Guinea 19.9% compare
- 87 Niger 19.8% compare
- 89 South Sudan 18.4% compare
- 90 Lesotho 17.7% compare
- 91 Mauritania 17.0% compare
More reference data data for Angola
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.163 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8877 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Angola?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Angola was 19.1% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2010.
- How does Angola rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Angola ranks 88th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Angola 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.