Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Argentina

Argentina: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 99.0% in 2016. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2016)
99.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
112th
of 231 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2016
All-time low
96.3%
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Argentina, 2000–2016

0204060801002000200820162000: 96.3 %2001: 96.5 %2002: 96.8 %2003: 97 %2004: 97.2 %2005: 97.4 %2006: 97.6 %2007: 97.8 %2008: 98 %2009: 98.2 %2010: 98.4 %2011: 98.6 %2012: 98.8 %2013: 98.9 %2014: 98.9 %2015: 99 %2016: 99 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Argentina stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Argentina peaked at 99.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2000.

Argentina ranks 112th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 97.3% 96.3% 98.2% 10
2010s 98.8% 98.4% 99.0% 7

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 109 Chile 99.1% compare
  2. 110 El Salvador 99.1% compare
  3. 111 Suriname 99.1% compare
  4. 113 Turkey 99.0% compare
  5. 114 Bahamas 98.9% compare
  6. 115 Antigua and Barbuda 98.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Argentina?
Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Argentina was 99.0% in 2016, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2000.
How does Argentina rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
Argentina ranks 112th out of 231 countries with data for 2016.
Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Argentina 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.