Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia
Armenia: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 90.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia, 2000–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia stood at 90.3%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia peaked at 90.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2000.
Armenia ranks 20th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.6% | — |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 72.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 74.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 76.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 79.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 90.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 90.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.8%, 94% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.0% | 65.6% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 79.8% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More reference data data for Armenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3778 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.129 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1265 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia was 90.3% in 2022, 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Armenia ranks 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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.