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

Latest (2017)
90.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 97 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
90.3%
in 2015
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Uruguay, 2000–2017

0204060801002000200820172000: 1002001: 1002002: 1002003: 1002004: 99.22005: 98.42006: 97.62007: 96.82008: 95.92009: 95.12010: 94.32011: 93.52012: 92.72013: 91.92014: 91.12015: 90.32016: 90.32017: 90.3

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

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 98.3% 95.1% 100.0% 10
2010s 91.8% 90.3% 94.3% 8

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 28 Philippines 91.4% compare
  2. 29 Panama 91.2% compare
  3. 30 Vietnam 91.0% compare
  4. 32 Iraq 89.0% compare
  5. 33 Honduras 88.4% compare
  6. 34 Jamaica 88.1% compare

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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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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q2
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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