Drinking water service usage in Laos
Laos: Drinking water service usage was 35.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Drinking water service usage in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 35.2% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 199.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Laos peaked at 35.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2000.
Laos ranks 137th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 5.1% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 10.5% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 24.1% | 35.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 134 Eswatini 38.2% compare
- 135 Sao Tome and Principe 36.7% compare
- 136 Cote d'Ivoire 36.4% compare
- 138 Tanzania 31.3% compare
- 139 Lesotho 31.3% compare
- 140 Afghanistan 30.6% compare
More environment data for Laos
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.35 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.5411 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0081 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.4771 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Laos?
- Drinking water service usage in Laos was 35.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for drinking water service usage?
- Laos ranks 137th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.