People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest in Laos
Laos: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest was 100.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Laos, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Laos recorded 100.0% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Laos peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 2000.
Laos ranks 1st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest in Laos, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.3% | — |
| 2001 | 59.2% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 62.2% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 71.1% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.1%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Laos's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.6% | 56.3% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 85.9% | 100.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Laos?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Laos was 100.0% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Laos ranks 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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