Share rural basic handwashing in Liberia
Liberia: Share rural basic handwashing was 0.9563 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share rural basic handwashing in Liberia, 2007–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share rural basic handwashing in Liberia stood at 0.9563. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share rural basic handwashing in Liberia peaked at 0.9563 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2007.
Liberia ranks 113th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share rural basic handwashing in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0.3017 | — |
| 2013 | 0.5991 | +98.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6387 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6784 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7181 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7578 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7975 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8372 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8769 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9166 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9563 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9563 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9563 | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.9563 is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.44, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.9563 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.73, 5% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share rural basic handwashing in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +98.6% | 0.3017 | 0.5991 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5329 | 0 | 0.8372 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9325 | 0.8769 | 0.9563 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share rural basic handwashing in Liberia?
- Share rural basic handwashing in Liberia was 0.9563 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9563 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2007.
- How does Liberia rank for share rural basic handwashing?
- Liberia ranks 113th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share rural basic handwashing rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share rural basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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