Uruguay - 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 Uruguay was 95.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 95.30 in 2020, while its lowest value was 74.81 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 74.81
2001 74.81
2002 74.81
2003 74.81
2004 74.81
2005 76.33
2006 77.84
2007 79.36
2008 80.88
2009 82.39
2010 83.91
2011 85.43
2012 86.94
2013 88.46
2014 89.98
2015 91.50
2016 93.01
2017 94.53
2018 95.30
2019 95.30
2020 95.30

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 Uruguay was 99.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.69 in 2020, while its lowest value was 98.90 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 98.90
2001 98.90
2002 98.90
2003 98.91
2004 98.91
2005 98.97
2006 99.03
2007 99.08
2008 99.14
2009 99.19
2010 99.25
2011 99.31
2012 99.36
2013 99.42
2014 99.47
2015 99.53
2016 99.59
2017 99.64
2018 99.68
2019 99.69
2020 99.69

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Uruguay was 99.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.50 in 2020, while its lowest value was 96.98 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 96.98
2001 97.05
2002 97.11
2003 97.18
2004 97.25
2005 97.46
2006 97.66
2007 97.86
2008 98.04
2009 98.22
2010 98.39
2011 98.56
2012 98.71
2013 98.85
2014 98.99
2015 99.13
2016 99.27
2017 99.40
2018 99.48
2019 99.49
2020 99.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention