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

Nicaragua: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 51.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
51.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 97 countries
All-time high
53.1%
in 2000
All-time low
51.0%
in 2013
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

02040602000200820172000: 53.1 lowest2001: 53 lowest2002: 52.8 lowest2003: 52.6 lowest2004: 52.5 lowest2005: 52.3 lowest2006: 52.1 lowest2007: 52 lowest2008: 51.8 lowest2009: 51.6 lowest2010: 51.5 lowest2011: 51.3 lowest2012: 51.1 lowest2013: 51 lowest2014: 51 lowest2015: 51 lowest2016: 51 lowest2017: 51 lowest

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

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 51.0% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Nicaragua peaked at 53.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2013.

Nicaragua ranks 68th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Nicaragua, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 53.1%
2001 53.0% -0.3%
2002 52.8% -0.3%
2003 52.6% -0.3%
2004 52.5% -0.3%
2005 52.3% -0.3%
2006 52.1% -0.3%
2007 52.0% -0.3%
2008 51.8% -0.3%
2009 51.6% -0.3%
2010 51.5% -0.3%
2011 51.3% -0.3%
2012 51.1% -0.3%
2013 51.0% -0.3%
2014 51.0% +0.0%
2015 51.0% +0.0%
2016 51.0% +0.0%
2017 51.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.4% 51.6% 53.1% 10
2010s 51.1% 51.0% 51.5% 8

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 65 Ghana 54.0% compare
  2. 66 Mali 52.6% compare
  3. 67 Côte d'Ivoire 51.9% compare
  4. 69 Burkina Faso 49.0% compare
  5. 70 Guinea-Bissau 48.0% compare
  6. 71 Senegal 48.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Nicaragua?
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Nicaragua was 51.0% 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 Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2013.
How does Nicaragua rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Nicaragua ranks 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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