People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Uruguay
Uruguay: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 97.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
97.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 97 countries
All-time high
98.1%
in 2000
All-time low
97.6%
in 2015
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Uruguay, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 97.6% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Uruguay peaked at 98.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.6%, in 2015.
Uruguay ranks 17th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.1% | — |
| 2001 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.8% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.6% | 97.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 14 Trinidad and Tobago 98.0% compare
- 15 Serbia 97.7% compare
- 16 Thailand 97.7% compare
- 18 North Macedonia 97.6% compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 97.4% compare
- 20 Costa Rica 97.1% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0872 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Uruguay?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Uruguay was 97.6% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.6% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Uruguay ranks 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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