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

Montenegro: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 98.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
98.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 97 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2015
All-time low
92.1%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Montenegro, 2000–2017

0204060801002000200820172000: 92.1 lowest2001: 92.1 lowest2002: 92.1 lowest2003: 92.1 lowest2004: 92.1 lowest2005: 92.7 lowest2006: 93.3 lowest2007: 93.8 lowest2008: 94.4 lowest2009: 95 lowest2010: 95.6 lowest2011: 96.1 lowest2012: 96.7 lowest2013: 97.3 lowest2014: 97.8 lowest2015: 98.4 lowest2016: 98.4 lowest2017: 98.4 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

Montenegro recorded 98.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Montenegro peaked at 98.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 92.1%, in 2000.

That places Montenegro 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Montenegro, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 92.1%
2001 92.1% +0.0%
2002 92.1% +0.0%
2003 92.1% +0.0%
2004 92.1% +0.0%
2005 92.7% +0.6%
2006 93.3% +0.6%
2007 93.8% +0.6%
2008 94.4% +0.6%
2009 95.0% +0.6%
2010 95.6% +0.6%
2011 96.1% +0.6%
2012 96.7% +0.6%
2013 97.3% +0.6%
2014 97.8% +0.6%
2015 98.4% +0.6%
2016 98.4% +0.0%
2017 98.4% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 93.0% 92.1% 95.0% 10
2010s 97.3% 95.6% 98.4% 8

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 8 Turkmenistan 98.7% compare
  2. 9 Maldives 98.7% compare
  3. 10 Barbados 98.7% compare
  4. 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.4% compare
  5. 13 Paraguay 98.3% compare
  6. 14 Trinidad and Tobago 98.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Montenegro?
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Montenegro was 98.4% 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 Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 92.1% in 2000.
How does Montenegro rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Montenegro ranks 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Montenegro 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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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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