In 2020, 91 percent of the SDG region of Northern Africa and Western Africa had access to basic handwashing facilities with soap and water available to them at home. In comparison, just 26 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa had access to such basic hygiene services, while 34 percent had no handwashing facilities at all.
Proportion of select regional populations with access to basic handwashing facilities worldwide in 2020
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Statistics on Water access worldwide
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- Premium Statistic Global share of Earth's water resources
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- Premium Statistic Global drinking water coverage shares 2015-2020, by source
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- Premium Statistic Annual water withdrawals worldwide by region 2018
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WHO, & UNICEF. (July 1, 2021). Proportion of select regional populations with access to basic handwashing facilities worldwide in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043461/hygiene-facilities-available-worldwide-by-region/
WHO, und UNICEF. "Proportion of select regional populations with access to basic handwashing facilities worldwide in 2020." Chart. July 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043461/hygiene-facilities-available-worldwide-by-region/
WHO, UNICEF. (2021). Proportion of select regional populations with access to basic handwashing facilities worldwide in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043461/hygiene-facilities-available-worldwide-by-region/
WHO, and UNICEF. "Proportion of Select Regional Populations with Access to Basic Handwashing Facilities Worldwide in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043461/hygiene-facilities-available-worldwide-by-region/
WHO & UNICEF, Proportion of select regional populations with access to basic handwashing facilities worldwide in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043461/hygiene-facilities-available-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited February 09, 2023)
Proportion of select regional populations with access to basic handwashing facilities worldwide in 2020 [Graph], WHO, & UNICEF, July 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043461/hygiene-facilities-available-worldwide-by-region/