People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 rural in Laos
Laos: People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 rural was 70.1% 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).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Laos stood at 70.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Laos peaked at 70.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2000.
That places Laos 52nd 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: Q2 … drinking Q2 rural in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.6% | — |
| 2001 | 29.2% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +3.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 70.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.5%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Laos's 70.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 77.7%, 90% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.2% | 26.6% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 52.2% | 70.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 49 Sao Tome and Principe 73.1% compare
- 50 Tajikistan 72.7% compare
- 51 Colombia 71.9% compare
- 53 Gambia 68.9% compare
- 54 South Africa 68.7% compare
- 55 Cambodia 66.4% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 317 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5161 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0489 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5055 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0511 units per person (2025)
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 70.1% 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 70.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Laos ranks 52nd 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 57.4%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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