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

Angola: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 87.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
87.8%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
69th
of 97 countries
All-time high
87.8%
in 2017
All-time low
73.4%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

0204060802000200820172000: 73.42001: 74.22002: 75.12003: 75.92004: 76.82005: 77.62006: 78.52007: 79.32008: 80.22009: 812010: 81.92011: 82.72012: 83.52013: 84.42014: 85.22015: 86.12016: 86.92017: 87.8

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

Analysis

Angola recorded 87.8% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Angola peaked at 87.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2000.

Angola ranks 69th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Angola, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4 in Angola, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 73.4%
2001 74.2% +1.2%
2002 75.1% +1.1%
2003 75.9% +1.1%
2004 76.8% +1.1%
2005 77.6% +1.1%
2006 78.5% +1.1%
2007 79.3% +1.1%
2008 80.2% +1.1%
2009 81.0% +1.1%
2010 81.9% +1.0%
2011 82.7% +1.0%
2012 83.5% +1.0%
2013 84.4% +1.0%
2014 85.2% +1.0%
2015 86.1% +1.0%
2016 86.9% +1.0%
2017 87.8% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.2% 73.4% 81.0% 10
2010s 84.8% 81.9% 87.8% 8

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 66 Cameroon 88.1% compare
  2. 67 Somalia 88.0% compare
  3. 68 Haiti 87.9% compare
  4. 70 Eswatini 87.7% compare
  5. 71 Guinea 86.9% compare
  6. 72 Sao Tome and Principe 86.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Angola?
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Angola was 87.8% 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 Angola?
The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2000.
How does Angola rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Angola ranks 69th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Angola 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4
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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