Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Laos
Laos: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 56.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Laos, 2011–2024
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 Laos stood at 56.6%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Laos peaked at 56.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2011.
Laos ranks 59th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 42.4% | — |
| 2012 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 48.7% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | +2.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 56.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 56.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.6%, 71% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.2% | 42.4% | 48.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 50.3% | 56.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Laos?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Laos was 56.6% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2011.
- How does Laos rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Laos ranks 59th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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.