People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Ecuador
Ecuador: People using safely managed drinking water services, rural was 46.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 46.7% for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Ecuador peaked at 55.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 40th out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.6% | — |
| 2001 | 49.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 46.7% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.7% | 48.6% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 51.2% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 46.7% | 50.3% | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0303 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Ecuador?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Ecuador was 46.7% 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, rural recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
- Ecuador ranks 40th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.