Nicaragua - 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 Nicaragua was 38.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 38.72 in 2014, while its lowest value was 25.80 in 2007.

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 26.13
2001 26.08
2002 26.03
2003 25.99
2004 25.94
2005 25.89
2006 25.85
2007 25.80
2008 27.84
2009 29.88
2010 31.91
2011 33.93
2012 35.94
2013 37.94
2014 38.72
2015 38.63
2016 38.55
2017 38.54
2018 38.54
2019 38.54
2020 38.54

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

People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Nicaragua was 67.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 67.30 in 2020, while its lowest value was 65.49 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 65.49
2001 65.60
2002 65.72
2003 65.83
2004 65.94
2005 66.06
2006 66.17
2007 66.28
2008 66.40
2009 66.51
2010 66.62
2011 66.74
2012 66.85
2013 66.96
2014 67.08
2015 67.19
2016 67.30
2017 67.30
2018 67.30
2019 67.30
2020 67.30

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

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in Nicaragua was 55.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 55.52 in 2020, while its lowest value was 47.85 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 47.85
2001 47.95
2002 48.05
2003 48.15
2004 48.25
2005 48.36
2006 48.48
2007 48.60
2008 49.64
2009 50.66
2010 51.67
2011 52.67
2012 53.65
2013 54.63
2014 55.08
2015 55.17
2016 55.26
2017 55.31
2018 55.37
2019 55.44
2020 55.52

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention