People using safely managed drinking water services in Ecuador
Ecuador: People using safely managed drinking water services was 69.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services in Ecuador stood at 69.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Ecuador peaked at 69.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 88th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.6% | — |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.3% | 61.6% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 65.4% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 68.9% | 69.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 73.9% compare
- 86 Albania 70.8% compare
- 87 Georgia 70.5% compare
- 89 Trinidad and Tobago 69.4% compare
- 90 Algeria 69.0% compare
- 91 South Africa 68.0% compare
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,324 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.117 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.122 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Ecuador?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Ecuador was 69.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Ecuador ranks 88th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.