People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Uruguay
Uruguay: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 90.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Uruguay, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 90.3% 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 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 90.3%, in 2015.
Uruguay ranks 31st of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 98.4% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 94.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 95.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 90.3% | 94.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Uruguay?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Uruguay was 90.3% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.3% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Uruguay ranks 31st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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