Guatemala - 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 Guatemala was 90.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 90.12 in 2020, while its lowest value was 79.11 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 79.11
2001 79.66
2002 80.20
2003 80.75
2004 81.30
2005 81.84
2006 82.39
2007 82.93
2008 83.47
2009 84.01
2010 84.55
2011 85.09
2012 85.63
2013 86.17
2014 86.71
2015 87.24
2016 87.78
2017 88.31
2018 88.91
2019 89.52
2020 90.12

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 Guatemala was 97.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.62 in 2020, while its lowest value was 95.23 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 95.23
2001 95.35
2002 95.47
2003 95.59
2004 95.71
2005 95.83
2006 95.95
2007 96.07
2008 96.19
2009 96.31
2010 96.43
2011 96.55
2012 96.67
2013 96.79
2014 96.91
2015 97.03
2016 97.15
2017 97.27
2018 97.39
2019 97.50
2020 97.62

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Guatemala was 94.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 94.01 in 2020, while its lowest value was 86.41 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 86.41
2001 86.82
2002 87.23
2003 87.62
2004 88.01
2005 88.40
2006 88.79
2007 89.17
2008 89.55
2009 89.93
2010 90.30
2011 90.67
2012 91.04
2013 91.41
2014 91.77
2015 92.13
2016 92.49
2017 92.85
2018 93.24
2019 93.62
2020 94.01

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention