People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 94.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Nicaragua, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 94.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Nicaragua peaked at 94.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 43rd 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 basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.1% | — |
| 2001 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.0% | 89.1% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 93.2% | 94.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Nicaragua?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Nicaragua was 94.4% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Nicaragua ranks 43rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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