People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Myanmar
Myanmar: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 80.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 80.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Myanmar peaked at 80.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 116th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.9% | — |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 47.5% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 80.7% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 80.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.7% | 38.9% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 56.9% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 78.4% | 80.7% | 5 |
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More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2798 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1236 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Myanmar?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Myanmar was 80.7% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Myanmar ranks 116th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.