People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in IDA total
IDA total: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 66.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in IDA total, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 66.8% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in IDA total peaked at 66.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2000.
IDA total ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.2% | — |
| 2001 | 49.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 65.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 49.2% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 56.1% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 63.7% | 66.8% | 5 |
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- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in IDA total?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in IDA total was 66.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2000.
- How does IDA total rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- IDA total ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.