People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Angola
Angola: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 86.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Angola, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Angola stood at 86.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Angola peaked at 86.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 2000.
Angola ranks 89th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.9% | — |
| 2001 | 69.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 70.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 71.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 72.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 74.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.7% | 67.9% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 78.6% | 86.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 86 Guinea-Bissau 87.2% compare
- 87 Mauritania 86.5% compare
- 88 Tanzania, United Republic of 86.2% compare
- 90 Malawi 85.7% compare
- 91 Chad 85.3% compare
- 92 Rwanda 85.0% compare
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0097 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0083 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Angola?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Angola was 86.1% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Angola ranks 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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