People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural was 66.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Nicaragua, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Nicaragua stood at 66.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Nicaragua peaked at 66.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 57.6%, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 59th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.6% | — |
| 2001 | 58.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 59.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 61.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 66.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.9%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 66.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.5%, 70% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.8% | 57.6% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 64.8% | 66.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Nicaragua?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Nicaragua was 66.9% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Nicaragua ranks 59th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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