Dem. People's Rep. Korea - 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 Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 88.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.60 in 2003, while its lowest value was 88.75 in 2019.

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 99.60
2001 99.60
2002 99.60
2003 99.60
2004 99.49
2005 98.78
2006 98.06
2007 97.34
2008 96.63
2009 95.91
2010 95.20
2011 94.48
2012 93.76
2013 93.05
2014 92.33
2015 91.62
2016 90.90
2017 90.19
2018 89.47
2019 88.75
2020 88.75

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 Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 96.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.10 in 2003, while its lowest value was 96.91 in 2019.

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 99.10
2001 99.10
2002 99.10
2003 99.10
2004 99.07
2005 98.93
2006 98.78
2007 98.64
2008 98.49
2009 98.35
2010 98.21
2011 98.06
2012 97.92
2013 97.78
2014 97.63
2015 97.49
2016 97.34
2017 97.20
2018 97.06
2019 96.91
2020 96.91

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 93.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 93.82 in 2019.

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 99.30
2001 99.30
2002 99.30
2003 99.30
2004 99.24
2005 98.87
2006 98.49
2007 98.12
2008 97.75
2009 97.38
2010 97.01
2011 96.65
2012 96.29
2013 95.93
2014 95.57
2015 95.21
2016 94.86
2017 94.51
2018 94.17
2019 93.82
2020 93.84

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention