People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q3 by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
100.0%
Saint Lucia
Lowest
17.9%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Median
78.8%
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
1,663
What the numbers show
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q3 is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Saint Lucia; the lowest is 17.9% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
The median across all reporting countries is 78.8%, and the mean is 73.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 346.5%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 9.1%).
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100.0% | 2017 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Uruguay | 99.8% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Montenegro | 99.7% | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 7 | Armenia | 99.6% | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 8 | Maldives | 99.6% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 9 | Egypt | 99.5% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.5% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 99.4% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Thailand | 99.2% | 2017 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 99.2% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 14 | Turkmenistan | 99.2% | 2017 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.2% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Serbia | 99.1% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 17 | Belarus | 98.9% | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 18 | Guyana | 98.8% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 19 | Palestine, State of | 98.7% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 20 | Panama | 98.5% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Mexico | 98.2% | 2017 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 22 | Jordan | 98.0% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 23 | Nepal | 97.9% | 2017 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 97.5% | 2017 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 96.7% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 26 | Belize | 96.7% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 27 | Türkiye | 96.4% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 28 | Viet Nam | 95.7% | 2017 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 95.5% | 2017 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 30 | Suriname | 95.0% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 31 | Albania | 94.5% | 2017 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 32 | Philippines | 94.4% | 2017 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 33 | Guatemala | 93.1% | 2017 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 34 | El Salvador | 92.1% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Pakistan | 91.7% | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 36 | Georgia | 91.6% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 37 | Iraq | 91.1% | 2017 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 38 | Algeria | 90.7% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | India | 89.4% | 2017 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 40 | Honduras | 87.9% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 41 | Jamaica | 87.6% | 2017 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 42 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 86.2% | 2017 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 43 | Tunisia | 86.0% | 2017 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 44 | Indonesia | 85.3% | 2017 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 45 | Comoros | 83.5% | 2017 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 46 | South Africa | 81.4% | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 47 | Republic of Moldova | 79.7% | 2017 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 48 | Sao Tome and Principe | 79.1% | 2017 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 78.8% | 2017 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 50 | Colombia | 78.4% | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 77.5% | 2017 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 52 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 77.1% | 2017 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 53 | Tajikistan | 73.6% | 2017 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 54 | Ghana | 73.4% | 2017 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 55 | Gambia | 72.7% | 2017 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 56 | Cambodia | 71.4% | 2017 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 57 | Mongolia | 69.2% | 2017 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 58 | Lesotho | 66.9% | 2017 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 66.9% | 2017 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 60 | Benin | 65.7% | 2017 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 61 | Yemen | 65.5% | 2017 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 62 | Liberia | 65.4% | 2017 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 63 | Malawi | 63.4% | 2017 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 64 | Sudan | 63.4% | 2017 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 65 | Namibia | 62.1% | 2017 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 66 | Mali | 61.1% | 2017 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 67 | Senegal | 60.6% | 2017 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 68 | Guinea | 60.2% | 2017 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 69 | Eswatini | 58.7% | 2017 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 70 | Burundi | 58.6% | 2017 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 58.1% | 2017 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 72 | Côte d'Ivoire | 57.0% | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 56.2% | 2017 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 74 | Kenya | 53.6% | 2017 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 52.6% | 2017 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 52.4% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 77 | Gabon | 51.2% | 2017 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 78 | Nigeria | 48.5% | 2017 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 79 | Rwanda | 46.4% | 2017 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 80 | Mauritania | 45.2% | 2017 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 45.1% | 2017 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 82 | Niger | 43.7% | 2017 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 83 | Cameroon | 42.9% | 2017 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 84 | Togo | 40.9% | 2017 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 85 | Somalia | 40.9% | 2017 | up 346.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Uganda | 39.2% | 2017 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 87 | Zambia | 38.6% | 2017 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 88 | Congo | 37.4% | 2017 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 35.2% | 2017 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 90 | Haiti | 34.7% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 91 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 33.6% | 2017 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 92 | Mozambique | 33.0% | 2017 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 93 | Central African Republic | 32.6% | 2016 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 94 | Madagascar | 31.4% | 2017 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 95 | Chad | 30.5% | 2017 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 96 | Angola | 22.5% | 2017 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 97 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 17.9% | 2017 | up 15.3% | rising |