Algeria - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Algeria was 90.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 90.04 in 2020, while its lowest value was 83.41 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 83.41
2001 83.74
2002 84.06
2003 84.39
2004 84.72
2005 85.04
2006 85.37
2007 85.70
2008 86.03
2009 86.35
2010 86.68
2011 87.01
2012 87.34
2013 87.68
2014 88.02
2015 88.35
2016 88.69
2017 89.03
2018 89.36
2019 89.70
2020 90.04

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Algeria was 96.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 96.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 94.16 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 94.16
2001 94.24
2002 94.32
2003 94.41
2004 94.49
2005 94.58
2006 94.66
2007 94.74
2008 94.83
2009 94.91
2010 95.00
2011 95.08
2012 95.18
2013 95.28
2014 95.39
2015 95.49
2016 95.59
2017 95.70
2018 95.80
2019 95.90
2020 96.00

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Algeria was 94.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 94.44 in 2020, while its lowest value was 89.85 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 89.85
2001 90.11
2002 90.37
2003 90.63
2004 90.88
2005 91.13
2006 91.37
2007 91.61
2008 91.84
2009 92.07
2010 92.30
2011 92.51
2012 92.75
2013 92.97
2014 93.19
2015 93.41
2016 93.62
2017 93.83
2018 94.04
2019 94.24
2020 94.44

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention