People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in India
India: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 92.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in India, 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 India stood at 92.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in India peaked at 92.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2000.
That places India 49th 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.7% | — |
| 2001 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.5% | 84.7% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 88.1% | 92.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in India?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in India was 92.0% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2000.
- How does India rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- India ranks 49th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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