Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Palestine
Palestine: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 95.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Palestine, 2014–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Palestine is 95.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Palestine peaked at 95.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 95.5%, in 2014.
Palestine ranks 15th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 95.5% | — |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 95.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 3.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 95.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80.6%, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.5% | 95.5% | 95.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.5% | 95.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Palestine?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Palestine was 95.5% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.5% in 2014.
- How does Palestine rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Palestine ranks 15th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine 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.