World - 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 World was 81.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 81.72 in 2020, while its lowest value was 68.54 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 68.54
2001 68.95
2002 69.62
2003 70.30
2004 70.98
2005 72.21
2006 72.87
2007 73.53
2008 74.18
2009 74.84
2010 75.49
2011 76.05
2012 76.69
2013 77.34
2014 77.99
2015 78.63
2016 79.25
2017 79.90
2018 80.51
2019 81.13
2020 81.72

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 World was 96.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 96.25 in 2020, while its lowest value was 95.06 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 95.06
2001 95.11
2002 95.16
2003 95.21
2004 95.25
2005 95.32
2006 95.37
2007 95.42
2008 95.47
2009 95.53
2010 95.58
2011 95.62
2012 95.68
2013 95.74
2014 95.81
2015 95.89
2016 95.97
2017 96.06
2018 96.14
2019 96.20
2020 96.25

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in World was 90.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 90.04 in 2020, while its lowest value was 80.64 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 80.64
2001 81.00
2002 81.64
2003 82.14
2004 82.64
2005 83.93
2006 84.39
2007 84.85
2008 85.29
2009 85.73
2010 86.17
2011 86.53
2012 86.95
2013 87.36
2014 87.78
2015 88.19
2016 88.59
2017 88.95
2018 89.33
2019 89.70
2020 90.04

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention