People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Malawi
Malawi: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 85.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Malawi, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 85.7% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Malawi peaked at 85.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 90th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.6% | — |
| 2001 | 83.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.2% | 83.6% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 84.9% | 85.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Malawi?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Malawi was 85.7% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Malawi ranks 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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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