People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Belarus

Belarus: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 97.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
97.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 97 countries
All-time high
98.2%
in 2000
All-time low
97.9%
in 2014
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

0204060801002000200820172000: 98.2 lowest2001: 98.2 lowest2002: 98.2 lowest2003: 98.2 lowest2004: 98.2 lowest2005: 98.2 lowest2006: 98.1 lowest2007: 98.1 lowest2008: 98.1 lowest2009: 98.1 lowest2010: 98 lowest2011: 98 lowest2012: 98 lowest2013: 97.9 lowest2014: 97.9 lowest2015: 97.9 lowest2016: 97.9 lowest2017: 97.9 lowest

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

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Belarus stood at 97.9%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Belarus peaked at 98.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2014.

That places Belarus 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest) in Belarus, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 98.2%
2001 98.2% +0.0%
2002 98.2% +0.0%
2003 98.2% +0.0%
2004 98.2% -0.0%
2005 98.2% -0.0%
2006 98.1% -0.0%
2007 98.1% -0.0%
2008 98.1% -0.0%
2009 98.1% -0.0%
2010 98.0% -0.0%
2011 98.0% -0.0%
2012 98.0% -0.0%
2013 97.9% -0.0%
2014 97.9% -0.0%
2015 97.9% +0.0%
2016 97.9% +0.0%
2017 97.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 98.2% 98.1% 98.2% 10
2010s 97.9% 97.9% 98.0% 8

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 7 Jordan 98.5% compare
  2. 8 Serbia 98.1% compare
  3. 9 North Macedonia 98.0% compare
  4. 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.9% compare
  5. 12 Palestine 97.6% compare
  6. 13 Thailand 97.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Belarus?
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Belarus was 97.9% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2014.
How does Belarus rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
Belarus ranks 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belarus 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
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, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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