People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 79.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Nicaragua stood at 79.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Nicaragua peaked at 85.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 2013.
Nicaragua ranks 67th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.1% | — |
| 2001 | 84.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 84.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 83.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 81.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.2% | 81.2% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 79.5% | 80.8% | 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 79.5% 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 85.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 2013.
- How does Nicaragua rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Nicaragua ranks 67th 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 down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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