People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest) by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
100.0%
Ukraine
Lowest
12.2%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Median
66.1%
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
1,663
What the numbers show
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest) is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Ukraine; the lowest is 12.2% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
The median across all reporting countries is 66.1%, and the mean is 63.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 304.1%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 32.6%).
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2017 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2017 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 4 | Egypt | 99.5% | 2017 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 5 | Maldives | 99.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 6 | Armenia | 98.7% | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 7 | Jordan | 98.5% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Serbia | 98.1% | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 98.0% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 10 | Belarus | 97.9% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.9% | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 12 | Palestine, State of | 97.6% | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 13 | Thailand | 97.6% | 2017 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago | 97.5% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Montenegro | 97.4% | 2017 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 16 | Barbados | 97.3% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 96.2% | 2017 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 95.7% | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 19 | Belize | 94.4% | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 93.9% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Georgia | 91.2% | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 22 | Albania | 91.1% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 23 | Türkiye | 90.9% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 90.0% | 2017 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 25 | Paraguay | 89.4% | 2017 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 26 | Uruguay | 88.6% | 2017 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 27 | Mexico | 87.7% | 2017 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 28 | Honduras | 87.3% | 2017 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 29 | India | 85.2% | 2017 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 30 | Jamaica | 83.1% | 2017 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 31 | Iraq | 82.1% | 2017 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 32 | Viet Nam | 80.9% | 2017 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 33 | El Salvador | 80.7% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Nepal | 80.4% | 2017 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 35 | Philippines | 78.6% | 2017 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 36 | Guyana | 77.8% | 2017 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 37 | Sao Tome and Principe | 77.6% | 2017 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 38 | Pakistan | 77.5% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 39 | Algeria | 75.2% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Comoros | 72.0% | 2017 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 41 | Guatemala | 72.0% | 2017 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 42 | Tunisia | 70.4% | 2017 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 43 | Tajikistan | 69.8% | 2017 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 44 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 69.8% | 2017 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 45 | Suriname | 69.2% | 2017 | up 96.6% | rising |
| 46 | Republic of Moldova | 68.8% | 2017 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 47 | Panama | 66.6% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 66.5% | 2017 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 49 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 66.1% | 2017 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 50 | Gambia | 65.9% | 2017 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 51 | Peru | 64.2% | 2017 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 52 | Indonesia | 62.9% | 2017 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 53 | Malawi | 60.8% | 2017 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 54 | Cambodia | 59.0% | 2017 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 55 | Colombia | 57.8% | 2017 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 56 | Guinea | 56.8% | 2017 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 57 | Burundi | 55.2% | 2017 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 58 | Benin | 55.0% | 2017 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 59 | Lesotho | 54.9% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 60 | Namibia | 54.7% | 2017 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 61 | Mali | 48.7% | 2017 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 62 | Côte d'Ivoire | 48.6% | 2017 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 63 | Ghana | 48.0% | 2017 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 64 | Burkina Faso | 47.4% | 2017 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | 43.9% | 2017 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 66 | Niger | 43.8% | 2017 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 67 | Afghanistan | 43.7% | 2017 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 68 | South Africa | 43.5% | 2017 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 43.3% | 2017 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 70 | Senegal | 43.1% | 2017 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 71 | Rwanda | 42.6% | 2017 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 72 | Liberia | 42.6% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 73 | Eswatini | 41.9% | 2017 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 74 | Gabon | 39.5% | 2017 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 75 | Central African Republic | 38.8% | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 38.4% | 2017 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 77 | Cameroon | 37.5% | 2017 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 78 | Nigeria | 37.2% | 2017 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 79 | Mongolia | 35.3% | 2017 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 80 | Mozambique | 34.7% | 2017 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 34.1% | 2017 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 82 | Togo | 33.8% | 2017 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 83 | Kenya | 33.4% | 2017 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 84 | Sudan | 32.7% | 2017 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 85 | Uganda | 32.6% | 2017 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 86 | Mauritania | 31.0% | 2017 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 87 | Zambia | 30.4% | 2017 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 88 | Yemen | 29.1% | 2017 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 24.2% | 2017 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 90 | Haiti | 22.4% | 2017 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 91 | Chad | 22.4% | 2017 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 92 | Congo | 22.1% | 2017 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 93 | Madagascar | 21.5% | 2017 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 94 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 21.3% | 2017 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 95 | Somalia | 18.4% | 2017 | up 304.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Angola | 14.6% | 2017 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 97 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 12.2% | 2017 | up 6.9% | rising |