West Bank and Gaza - 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 West Bank and Gaza was 98.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.72 in 2020, while its lowest value was 87.11 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 87.11
2001 87.63
2002 88.16
2003 88.68
2004 89.21
2005 89.73
2006 90.25
2007 90.78
2008 91.30
2009 91.83
2010 92.35
2011 92.87
2012 93.40
2013 94.06
2014 94.72
2015 95.38
2016 96.05
2017 96.71
2018 97.38
2019 98.05
2020 98.72

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 West Bank and Gaza was 97.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.63 in 2020, while its lowest value was 92.03 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 92.03
2001 92.37
2002 92.71
2003 93.05
2004 93.40
2005 93.74
2006 94.08
2007 94.42
2008 94.76
2009 95.11
2010 95.45
2011 95.79
2012 96.13
2013 96.33
2014 96.52
2015 96.71
2016 96.89
2017 97.08
2018 97.26
2019 97.44
2020 97.63

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in West Bank and Gaza was 97.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.88 in 2020, while its lowest value was 90.65 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 90.65
2001 91.05
2002 91.45
2003 91.86
2004 92.26
2005 92.66
2006 93.06
2007 93.46
2008 93.85
2009 94.25
2010 94.65
2011 95.04
2012 95.44
2013 95.76
2014 96.07
2015 96.38
2016 96.69
2017 96.99
2018 97.29
2019 97.59
2020 97.88

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention