People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Liberia
Liberia: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 65.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Liberia, 2001–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Liberia recorded 65.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Liberia peaked at 65.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2001.
That places Liberia 62nd 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 17 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 49.5% | — |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.0% | 49.5% | 54.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 56.1% | 65.4% | 8 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Liberia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Liberia was 65.4% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2001.
- How does Liberia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Liberia ranks 62nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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