People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 urban in Guatemala
Guatemala: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 urban was 98.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
98.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
40th
of 97 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2017
All-time low
97.0%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guatemala, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 98.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guatemala peaked at 98.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2000.
That places Guatemala 40th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 urban in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.0% | — |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 98.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.6%, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 98.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.7%, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.3% | 97.0% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.8% | 98.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guatemala?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Guatemala was 98.4% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Guatemala ranks 40th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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