Venezuela - Access to basic drinking water services

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Venezuela was 93.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.23 in 2000, while its lowest value was 93.69 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 97.23
2001 97.05
2002 96.87
2003 96.70
2004 96.52
2005 96.34
2006 96.17
2007 95.99
2008 95.81
2009 95.63
2010 95.46
2011 95.28
2012 95.10
2013 94.93
2014 94.75
2015 94.57
2016 94.39
2017 94.22
2018 94.04
2019 93.86
2020 93.69

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention