Pakistan - 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 Pakistan was 88.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 88.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 82.86 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 82.86
2001 83.12
2002 83.41
2003 83.69
2004 83.98
2005 84.27
2006 84.55
2007 84.84
2008 85.13
2009 85.42
2010 85.71
2011 86.00
2012 86.28
2013 86.57
2014 86.86
2015 87.15
2016 87.44
2017 87.73
2018 88.02
2019 88.31
2020 88.60

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 Pakistan was 92.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 96.04 in 2000, while its lowest value was 92.77 in 2020.

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 96.04
2001 96.01
2002 95.99
2003 95.96
2004 95.94
2005 95.11
2006 94.95
2007 94.80
2008 94.64
2009 94.48
2010 94.33
2011 94.17
2012 94.01
2013 93.86
2014 93.70
2015 93.55
2016 93.39
2017 93.23
2018 93.08
2019 92.92
2020 92.77

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Pakistan was 90.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 90.15 in 2020, while its lowest value was 87.21 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 87.21
2001 87.40
2002 87.61
2003 87.81
2004 88.02
2005 87.95
2006 88.11
2007 88.27
2008 88.42
2009 88.57
2010 88.72
2011 88.87
2012 89.02
2013 89.17
2014 89.31
2015 89.45
2016 89.60
2017 89.74
2018 89.87
2019 90.01
2020 90.15

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention