People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q4 by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
100.0%
Saint Lucia
Lowest
22.7%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Median
84.5%
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
1,663
What the numbers show
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q4 is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Saint Lucia; the lowest is 22.7% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
The median across all reporting countries is 84.5%, and the mean is 77.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 354.9%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 18.1%).
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100.0% | 2017 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2017 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Maldives | 99.9% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 8 | Egypt | 99.7% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 9 | Uruguay | 99.7% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Mexico | 99.6% | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 99.5% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.5% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | North Macedonia | 99.4% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 14 | Armenia | 99.3% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | Panama | 99.3% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.2% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 17 | Montenegro | 99.1% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 18 | Thailand | 99.1% | 2017 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 19 | Guyana | 98.9% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Suriname | 98.7% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 21 | Nepal | 98.3% | 2017 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 98.3% | 2017 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 23 | Belize | 98.0% | 2017 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 24 | Palestine, State of | 98.0% | 2017 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 97.9% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 97.8% | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 27 | Turkmenistan | 97.7% | 2017 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 28 | Jordan | 97.6% | 2017 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 29 | Philippines | 96.7% | 2017 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 96.3% | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 31 | Albania | 95.8% | 2017 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 32 | Guatemala | 95.3% | 2017 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 33 | Jamaica | 93.7% | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 34 | Pakistan | 93.7% | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 35 | El Salvador | 93.6% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Iraq | 93.5% | 2017 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 37 | Algeria | 93.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 93.0% | 2017 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 39 | Türkiye | 92.4% | 2017 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 40 | Georgia | 92.0% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 41 | India | 92.0% | 2017 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 42 | Tunisia | 91.5% | 2017 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 43 | Honduras | 91.4% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 44 | Indonesia | 88.9% | 2017 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 45 | South Africa | 87.7% | 2017 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 46 | Colombia | 86.6% | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 47 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 85.6% | 2017 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 48 | Sudan | 84.8% | 2017 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 49 | Republic of Moldova | 84.5% | 2017 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 50 | Comoros | 83.9% | 2017 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 82.0% | 2017 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 52 | Ghana | 81.1% | 2017 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 78.4% | 2017 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 54 | Peru | 78.3% | 2017 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 55 | Yemen | 77.6% | 2017 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 77.2% | 2017 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 57 | Cambodia | 76.9% | 2017 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 58 | Liberia | 76.2% | 2017 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 59 | Namibia | 75.3% | 2017 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 74.5% | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 61 | Senegal | 74.4% | 2017 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 62 | Gambia | 73.9% | 2017 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 63 | Eswatini | 70.4% | 2017 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 64 | Mali | 70.3% | 2017 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 65 | Lesotho | 67.7% | 2017 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 66 | Benin | 65.8% | 2017 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 67 | Guinea | 65.1% | 2017 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 68 | Malawi | 65.0% | 2017 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 69 | Mongolia | 63.0% | 2017 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 70 | Côte d'Ivoire | 62.1% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 61.3% | 2017 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 72 | Gabon | 60.8% | 2017 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 73 | Nigeria | 60.7% | 2017 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 74 | Guinea-Bissau | 60.6% | 2017 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 59.4% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 76 | Kenya | 59.4% | 2017 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 77 | Burundi | 58.8% | 2017 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 78 | Somalia | 56.0% | 2017 | up 354.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Congo | 55.0% | 2017 | up 96.6% | rising |
| 80 | Togo | 53.3% | 2017 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 81 | Mauritania | 53.2% | 2017 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 82 | Haiti | 52.5% | 2017 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 83 | Sierra Leone | 51.9% | 2017 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 50.5% | 2017 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 85 | Cameroon | 49.4% | 2017 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 86 | Rwanda | 48.0% | 2017 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 87 | Zambia | 45.8% | 2017 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 88 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 43.1% | 2017 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 89 | Chad | 42.8% | 2017 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 90 | Niger | 41.9% | 2017 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 91 | Uganda | 41.2% | 2017 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 92 | Mozambique | 41.2% | 2017 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 93 | Central African Republic | 39.9% | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 94 | Madagascar | 38.9% | 2017 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 37.8% | 2017 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 96 | Angola | 27.1% | 2017 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 97 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 22.7% | 2017 | up 14.2% | rising |