People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in India
India: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 85.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in India, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in India is 85.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in India peaked at 85.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 2000.
India ranks 33rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in India, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.1% | — |
| 2001 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 73.1% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 79.0% | 85.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in India?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in India was 85.9% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 2000.
- How does India rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- India ranks 33rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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