People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guatemala
Guatemala: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 96.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guatemala, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guatemala stood at 96.3%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guatemala peaked at 96.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 2000.
That places Guatemala 41st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.5% | — |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 82.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.4% | 81.5% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 91.1% | 96.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 38 Philippines 97.1% compare
- 39 Georgia 96.9% compare
- 40 Dominican Republic 96.6% compare
- 42 Pakistan 94.8% compare
- 43 Algeria 94.6% compare
- 44 South Africa 94.6% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,202 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.2426 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3103 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3238 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guatemala?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Guatemala was 96.3% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Guatemala ranks 41st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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