People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest) by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
100.0%
Paraguay
Lowest
37.2%
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
91.2%
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
1,663
What the numbers show
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest) is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Paraguay; the lowest is 37.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 91.2%, and the mean is 85.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 61.1%), and the largest decrease in Kenya (down 19.4%).
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 100.0% | 2017 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 1 | Palestine | 100.0% | 2017 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 5 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2017 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 7 | Turkmenistan | 99.8% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Armenia | 99.8% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 9 | Panama | 99.7% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Jordan | 99.7% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Honduras | 99.5% | 2017 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 12 | Tunisia | 99.5% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Barbados | 99.5% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Egypt | 99.3% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.1% | 2017 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 16 | Mexico | 99.0% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 17 | Georgia | 98.9% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 18 | Cambodia | 98.8% | 2017 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 98.8% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Montenegro | 98.8% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Maldives | 98.7% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 22 | Iraq | 98.7% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 23 | Belize | 98.7% | 2017 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 98.6% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 98.6% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 26 | Turkey | 98.5% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 98.3% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.1% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Suriname | 98.1% | 2017 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia | 98.0% | 2017 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 31 | Thailand | 97.9% | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 97.2% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 33 | Guyana | 96.9% | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Albania | 96.8% | 2017 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 35 | El Salvador | 96.8% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Colombia | 96.4% | 2017 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 37 | Vietnam | 96.0% | 2017 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 95.4% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 39 | Algeria | 94.9% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Yemen | 94.9% | 2017 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 41 | Jamaica | 94.7% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 42 | Pakistan | 94.6% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 94.4% | 2017 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 44 | South Africa | 93.6% | 2017 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 45 | Guatemala | 92.7% | 2017 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 46 | India | 92.3% | 2017 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 92.1% | 2017 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 48 | Indonesia | 91.4% | 2017 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 49 | Philippines | 91.2% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 50 | Namibia | 90.9% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 89.6% | 2017 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 52 | Nepal | 89.4% | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 53 | Comoros | 88.7% | 2017 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 54 | Moldova | 87.3% | 2017 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 55 | Peru | 86.2% | 2017 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 86.1% | 2017 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 57 | Ghana | 84.9% | 2017 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 58 | Mali | 84.8% | 2017 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 59 | Guinea | 83.7% | 2017 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 60 | Laos | 82.9% | 2017 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 61 | Sao Tome and Principe | 81.6% | 2017 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 62 | Mongolia | 81.3% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 63 | Sudan | 80.8% | 2017 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 64 | Eswatini | 80.6% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 65 | Burundi | 80.1% | 2017 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 66 | Gambia | 80.0% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 78.9% | 2017 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 68 | Congo | 78.6% | 2017 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 69 | Lesotho | 78.5% | 2017 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 70 | Haiti | 78.5% | 2017 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 78.1% | 2017 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 72 | Somalia | 77.8% | 2017 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 73 | Malawi | 77.8% | 2017 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 74 | Niger | 75.9% | 2017 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 75 | Guinea-Bissau | 75.8% | 2017 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 76 | Mauritania | 73.9% | 2017 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 77 | Togo | 73.4% | 2017 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 78 | Liberia | 73.3% | 2017 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 79 | Gabon | 72.6% | 2017 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 80 | Senegal | 72.3% | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 72.2% | 2017 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 82 | Nigeria | 71.5% | 2017 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 83 | Cameroon | 70.4% | 2017 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 84 | Zambia | 67.4% | 2017 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 85 | Tanzania | 66.5% | 2017 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 86 | Sierra Leone | 66.0% | 2017 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 87 | Kenya | 60.9% | 2017 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 88 | Madagascar | 60.2% | 2017 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 59.4% | 2017 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 90 | Rwanda | 58.5% | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 91 | Benin | 58.5% | 2017 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 92 | Angola | 57.2% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 93 | Chad | 55.4% | 2017 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 94 | Mozambique | 55.4% | 2017 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 95 | Central African Republic | 54.8% | 2016 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 96 | Uganda | 52.6% | 2017 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 97 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 37.2% | 2017 | down 11.0% | falling |