IBRD only - 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 IBRD only was 89.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 89.79 in 2020, while its lowest value was 74.01 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 74.01
2001 74.47
2002 75.31
2003 76.15
2004 76.98
2005 77.93
2006 78.75
2007 79.57
2008 80.36
2009 81.17
2010 81.97
2011 82.77
2012 83.56
2013 84.36
2014 85.16
2015 85.95
2016 86.71
2017 87.49
2018 88.25
2019 89.02
2020 89.79

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 IBRD only was 97.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.04 in 2020, while its lowest value was 96.02 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 96.02
2001 96.11
2002 96.17
2003 96.23
2004 96.27
2005 96.35
2006 96.40
2007 96.45
2008 96.49
2009 96.53
2010 96.58
2011 96.63
2012 96.67
2013 96.72
2014 96.77
2015 96.83
2016 96.89
2017 96.95
2018 97.00
2019 97.03
2020 97.04

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in IBRD only was 93.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 93.81 in 2020, while its lowest value was 83.62 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 83.62
2001 84.04
2002 84.67
2003 85.29
2004 85.89
2005 86.59
2006 87.16
2007 87.72
2008 88.25
2009 88.78
2010 89.30
2011 89.81
2012 90.30
2013 90.79
2014 91.27
2015 91.74
2016 92.19
2017 92.58
2018 93.01
2019 93.42
2020 93.81

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention