People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q2 by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
100.0%
Saint Lucia
Lowest
54.9%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Median
96.1%
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): Q2 is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Saint Lucia; the lowest is 54.9% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.1%, and the mean is 92.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 39.8%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 3.9%).
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100.0% | 2017 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 100.0% | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 1 | Suriname | 100.0% | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mali | 100.0% | 2017 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 100.0% | 2017 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 14 | Panama | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | Armenia | 99.8% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Jordan | 99.7% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Mexico | 99.7% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Georgia | 99.6% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 99.6% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 21 | Belarus | 99.6% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 22 | Tunisia | 99.6% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Montenegro | 99.5% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | El Salvador | 99.4% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Jamaica | 99.3% | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 26 | Colombia | 99.2% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 99.1% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 99.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Serbia | 99.0% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 99.0% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Thailand | 99.0% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 32 | Belize | 98.9% | 2017 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.9% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 34 | Guyana | 98.8% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 35 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.8% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Albania | 98.5% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 37 | Iraq | 98.4% | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 38 | Yemen | 98.4% | 2017 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 39 | Honduras | 98.2% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 40 | Philippines | 98.2% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 41 | Türkiye | 97.9% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 42 | Pakistan | 97.9% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 43 | Eswatini | 97.8% | 2017 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 44 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 97.7% | 2017 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.5% | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 46 | Guatemala | 97.1% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 47 | Indonesia | 97.0% | 2017 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 96.8% | 2017 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 96.1% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 50 | India | 95.9% | 2017 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 51 | Namibia | 95.8% | 2017 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 52 | Algeria | 95.7% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 95.5% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 54 | Comoros | 95.3% | 2017 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 95.3% | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 56 | Nepal | 95.3% | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 57 | Republic of Moldova | 94.3% | 2017 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 94.3% | 2017 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 59 | Peru | 93.5% | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 60 | Senegal | 93.2% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 61 | Lesotho | 92.3% | 2017 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 62 | Ghana | 92.1% | 2017 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 63 | Guinea | 91.7% | 2017 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 64 | Mongolia | 91.6% | 2017 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 65 | Togo | 91.1% | 2017 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 66 | Ethiopia | 90.7% | 2017 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 67 | Gabon | 90.3% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 68 | Côte d'Ivoire | 90.1% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 69 | Afghanistan | 89.7% | 2017 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 70 | Burundi | 88.9% | 2017 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 71 | Sudan | 87.2% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 72 | Somalia | 87.0% | 2017 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 73 | Nigeria | 86.7% | 2017 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 74 | Haiti | 86.6% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 75 | Liberia | 86.0% | 2017 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 76 | Congo | 85.9% | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 77 | Kenya | 84.8% | 2017 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 78 | Mauritania | 84.6% | 2017 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 79 | Niger | 84.1% | 2017 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 80 | Cameroon | 83.9% | 2017 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 81 | Gambia | 83.9% | 2017 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 82 | Madagascar | 83.5% | 2017 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 83 | Guinea-Bissau | 82.7% | 2017 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 84 | Malawi | 81.4% | 2017 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 85 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 80.7% | 2017 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 86 | Zambia | 80.3% | 2017 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | 80.0% | 2017 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 78.8% | 2017 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 89 | Mozambique | 77.1% | 2017 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 90 | Angola | 76.6% | 2017 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 91 | Chad | 74.9% | 2017 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 71.2% | 2017 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 93 | Rwanda | 71.0% | 2017 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 94 | Benin | 70.8% | 2017 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 95 | Uganda | 69.6% | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 96 | Central African Republic | 67.8% | 2016 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 97 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 54.9% | 2017 | up 5.7% | rising |