People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Liberia
Liberia: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 55.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Liberia, 2001–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 55.6% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Liberia peaked at 55.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2001.
Liberia ranks 63rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 37.2% | — |
| 2002 | 37.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.9% | 37.2% | 43.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 44.9% | 55.6% | 8 |
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More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9448 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1929 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Liberia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Liberia was 55.6% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2001.
- How does Liberia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Liberia ranks 63rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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