People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 84.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Latin America & Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 84.5%. 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 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 84.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 2000.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 9th out of 29 groups 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, urban in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.7% | — |
| 2001 | 79.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.1% | 79.7% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 80.6% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 83.4% | 84.5% | 5 |
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- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Latin America & Caribbean?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Latin America & Caribbean was 84.5% 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, urban recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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, urban (% of urban 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.