People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Palestine

Palestine: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural was 98.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
98.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 97 countries
All-time high
98.7%
in 2016
All-time low
98.2%
in 2005
Years of data
13
2005–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Palestine, 2005–2017

0204060801002005201120172005: 98.22006: 98.22007: 98.22008: 98.22009: 98.22010: 98.32011: 98.32012: 98.42013: 98.52014: 98.52015: 98.62016: 98.72017: 98.7

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 Palestine is 98.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Palestine peaked at 98.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 2005.

Palestine ranks 19th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Palestine, 2005 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2005 98.2% —
2006 98.2% +0.0%
2007 98.2% +0.0%
2008 98.2% +0.0%
2009 98.2% +0.0%
2010 98.3% +0.1%
2011 98.3% +0.1%
2012 98.4% +0.1%
2013 98.5% +0.1%
2014 98.5% +0.1%
2015 98.6% +0.1%
2016 98.7% +0.1%
2017 98.7% +0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 98.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.9%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 98.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.1%, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 98.2% 98.2% 98.2% 5
2010s 98.5% 98.3% 98.7% 8

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 16 Serbia 99.1% compare
  2. 17 Belarus 98.9% compare
  3. 18 Guyana 98.8% compare
  4. 20 Panama 98.5% compare
  5. 21 Mexico 98.2% compare
  6. 22 Jordan 98.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Palestine?
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Palestine was 98.7% 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 Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 2005.
How does Palestine rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
Palestine ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palestine 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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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q3
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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