People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 rural in Angola
Angola: People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 rural was 27.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Angola, 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 Angola stood at 27.1%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Angola peaked at 37.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2017.
Angola ranks 96th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 rural in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.3% | — |
| 2001 | 36.7% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 35.5% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 33.1% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | -2.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 27.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.5%, 36% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Angola's 27.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.4%, 46% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.6% | 31.9% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 27.1% | 31.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 93 Central African Republic 39.9% compare
- 94 Madagascar 38.9% compare
- 95 Ethiopia 37.8% compare
- 97 Democratic Republic of Congo 22.7% compare
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31,754 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Angola?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Angola was 27.1% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Angola ranks 96th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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