People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Mali
Mali: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural was 61.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mali, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mali is 61.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mali peaked at 61.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 2000.
That places Mali 66th 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 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.6% | — |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | +2.5% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 61.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.4%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mali's 61.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.4%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 41.6% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 50.6% | 61.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mali?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Mali was 61.1% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Mali ranks 66th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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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