People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Malawi
Malawi: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 61.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Malawi, 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 Malawi stood at 61.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Malawi peaked at 61.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2000.
That places Malawi 57th 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 basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.1% | — |
| 2001 | 41.4% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 48.9% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.8% | 40.1% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 52.7% | 61.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Malawi?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Malawi was 61.6% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Malawi ranks 57th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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