People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Liberia
Liberia: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 42.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Liberia, 2001–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 42.6% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Liberia peaked at 42.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2001.
That places Liberia 72nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 42.4% | — |
| 2002 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.4% | 42.4% | 42.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 42.5% | 42.6% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0108 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Liberia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Liberia was 42.6% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2001.
- How does Liberia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Liberia ranks 72nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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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