People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 90.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 90.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 90.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 2000.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.3% | — |
| 2001 | 72.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 73.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 74.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 76.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 78.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 90.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 90.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.4% | 71.3% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 80.1% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 87.7% | 90.9% | 5 |
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.6262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 90.9% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.