People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Angola
Angola: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 16.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Angola, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Angola stood at 16.9%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Angola peaked at 27.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2017.
Angola ranks 96th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Angola, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.3% | — |
| 2001 | 26.7% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 21.8% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 16.9% | 21.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 93 Ethiopia 25.0% compare
- 94 Chad 23.8% compare
- 95 Madagascar 20.3% compare
- 97 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.7% compare
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2192 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2218 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Angola?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Angola was 16.9% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Angola ranks 96th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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