People using improved drinking water sources in Argentina
Argentina: People using improved drinking water sources was 213,737 people in 2016. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Argentina, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2016, people using improved drinking water sources in Argentina stood at 213,737 people. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Argentina peaked at 956,122 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 213,737 people, in 2016.
That places Argentina 71st out of 231 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Argentina, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 956,122 people | — |
| 2001 | 900,994 people | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 845,815 people | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 790,496 people | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 735,093 people | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 679,885 people | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 624,730 people | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 569,442 people | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 514,347 people | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 459,538 people | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 404,727 people | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 350,128 people | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 295,352 people | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 275,667 people | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 255,601 people | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 235,082 people | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 213,737 people | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 707,646 people | 459,538 people | 956,122 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 290,042 people | 213,737 people | 404,727 people | 7 |
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More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0388 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -34.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Argentina?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Argentina was 213,737 people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 956,122 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 213,737 people in 2016.
- How does Argentina rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Argentina ranks 71st out of 231 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.