People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Laos
Laos: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural was 77.1% 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
Laos recorded 77.1% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Laos peaked at 77.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2000.
Laos ranks 52nd of 97 countries on this measure, 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: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.2% | — |
| 2001 | 35.8% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 56.5% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 61.6% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 77.1% | +3.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 77.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.9%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Laos's 77.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 85.3%, 90% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.8% | 33.2% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 59.0% | 77.1% | 8 |
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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 77.1% 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 77.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% 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 50.3%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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