People using at least: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural in Palestine
Palestine: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural was 98.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Palestine, 2005–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 98.2% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Palestine peaked at 99.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 2016.
That places Palestine 28th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural in Palestine, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 99.0% | — |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 98.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.2%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 98.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.3%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.2% | 98.9% | 8 |
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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 98.2% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2005.
- 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 2016.
- How does Palestine rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Palestine ranks 28th 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 down 0.8%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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