People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 93.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Bangladesh, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 93.6% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Bangladesh peaked at 95.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 2016.
Bangladesh ranks 25th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.2% | — |
| 2001 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.9% | 94.4% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 93.6% | 94.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Bangladesh?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Bangladesh was 93.6% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 2016.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Bangladesh ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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