People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest rural in Laos
Laos: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest rural was 66.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Laos, 2000–2017
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 Laos stood at 66.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Laos peaked at 66.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2000.
That places Laos 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: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest rural in Laos, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.2% | — |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 55.5% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | +4.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 66.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.9%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Laos's 66.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66.1%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 21.2% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 47.6% | 66.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Laos?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Laos was 66.1% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Laos ranks 49th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.6%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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