People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest urban in Laos
Laos: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest urban was 82.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Laos, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Laos recorded 82.9% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Laos peaked at 82.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 2000.
That places Laos 60th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest urban in Laos, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.1% | — |
| 2001 | 56.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 64.9% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 69.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +2.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 82.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.7%, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Laos's 82.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.4%, 91% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.5% | 55.1% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 71.5% | 82.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Laos?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Laos was 82.9% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Laos ranks 60th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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