People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 71.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Afghanistan, 2004–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Afghanistan is 71.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Afghanistan peaked at 71.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 2004.
That places Afghanistan 79th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 62.2% | — |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 67.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 70.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.3% | 62.2% | 63.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 64.2% | 71.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Afghanistan?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Afghanistan was 71.2% 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 Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 2004.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Afghanistan ranks 79th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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