People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Small states
Small states: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 88.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Small states, 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
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Small states stood at 88.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Small states peaked at 88.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2002.
Small states ranks 23rd of 45 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.3% | — |
| 2001 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 77.2% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 77.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 80.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.0% | 77.2% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 82.6% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 87.1% | 88.6% | 5 |
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2417 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.4311 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.4626 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Small states?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Small states was 88.6% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2002.
- How does Small states rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Small states ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.