Maldives - 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 Maldives was 99.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.92 in 2020, while its lowest value was 92.28 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 92.28
2001 92.71
2002 93.14
2003 93.57
2004 93.99
2005 94.42
2006 94.85
2007 95.28
2008 95.73
2009 96.18
2010 96.63
2011 97.08
2012 97.53
2013 97.98
2014 98.43
2015 98.88
2016 99.33
2017 99.78
2018 99.90
2019 99.92
2020 99.92

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 Maldives was 99.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 97.82 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 97.82
2001 97.87
2002 97.93
2003 97.98
2004 98.03
2005 98.08
2006 98.14
2007 98.19
2008 98.25
2009 98.32
2010 98.38
2011 98.45
2012 98.51
2013 98.58
2014 98.64
2015 98.71
2016 98.77
2017 98.84
2018 98.89
2019 98.95
2020 99.00

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Maldives was 99.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.54 in 2020, while its lowest value was 93.82 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 93.82
2001 94.20
2002 94.58
2003 94.95
2004 95.31
2005 95.66
2006 95.99
2007 96.30
2008 96.63
2009 96.95
2010 97.27
2011 97.58
2012 97.90
2013 98.21
2014 98.51
2015 98.81
2016 99.11
2017 99.41
2018 99.50
2019 99.53
2020 99.54

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention