People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 85.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 85.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2000.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.8% | — |
| 2001 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.1% | 80.8% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 81.5% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.2% | 85.3% | 5 |
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- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
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All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 85.3% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2000.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.