India - Access to safely managed drinking water services

People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in India was 56.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 57.11 in 2019, while its lowest value was 29.22 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. 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 29.22
2001 30.53
2002 31.85
2003 33.19
2004 34.55
2005 35.93
2006 37.33
2007 38.75
2008 40.19
2009 41.64
2010 43.11
2011 44.60
2012 46.11
2013 47.64
2014 49.18
2015 50.75
2016 52.33
2017 53.93
2018 55.55
2019 57.11
2020 56.07

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention