People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … drinking Q1 lowest in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … drinking Q1 lowest 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
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: Q1 (lowest) … drinking Q1 lowest in Nicaragua, year by year
| 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% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 51.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.2%, 91% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 51.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.6%, 59% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.4% | 51.6% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 51.0% | 51.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 65 Ghana 54.0% compare
- 66 Mali 52.6% compare
- 67 Cote d'Ivoire 51.9% compare
- 69 Burkina Faso 49.0% compare
- 70 Guinea-Bissau 48.0% compare
- 71 Senegal 48.0% compare
More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3497 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.323 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0473 units per person (2025)
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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