Argentina - 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 Argentina was 92.98 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 92.98 in 2016, while its lowest value was 76.40 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 76.40
2001 77.79
2002 79.17
2003 80.55
2004 81.93
2005 83.31
2006 84.69
2007 86.08
2008 87.46
2009 88.84
2010 90.22
2011 91.60
2012 92.98
2013 92.98
2014 92.98
2015 92.98
2016 92.98

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 Argentina was 99.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.79 in 2020, while its lowest value was 98.72 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 98.72
2001 98.77
2002 98.82
2003 98.88
2004 98.93
2005 98.99
2006 99.04
2007 99.09
2008 99.15
2009 99.20
2010 99.25
2011 99.31
2012 99.36
2013 99.41
2014 99.47
2015 99.52
2016 99.58
2017 99.63
2018 99.68
2019 99.74
2020 99.79

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Argentina was 99.02 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 99.02 in 2016, while its lowest value was 96.29 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 96.29
2001 96.53
2002 96.76
2003 96.99
2004 97.21
2005 97.42
2006 97.63
2007 97.84
2008 98.04
2009 98.24
2010 98.43
2011 98.61
2012 98.79
2013 98.85
2014 98.91
2015 98.97
2016 99.02

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention