People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Angola
Angola: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 87.3% 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
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Angola is 87.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Angola peaked at 87.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 2000.
Angola ranks 94th 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 | 74.7% | — |
| 2001 | 75.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 77.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 80.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 86.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.0% | 74.7% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 82.1% | 87.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 91 Sao Tome and Principe 89.1% compare
- 92 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 88.4% compare
- 93 Benin 87.4% compare
- 95 Mauritania 85.4% compare
- 96 Central African Republic 82.4% compare
- 97 Sierra Leone 78.2% 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0135 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0124 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 87.3% 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 87.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Angola ranks 94th 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 9.3%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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