People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Albania
Albania: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 98.1% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
98.1%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
53rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
98.5%
in 2000
All-time low
98.1%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Albania, 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 Albania stood at 98.1%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Albania peaked at 98.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 2017.
Albania ranks 53rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.5% | — |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 98.1% | 98.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Albania?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Albania was 98.1% 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 Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 2017.
- How does Albania rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Albania ranks 53rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Albania 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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