People not using improved drinking water sources in Argentina
Argentina: People not using improved drinking water sources was 420,840 people in 2016. ▼ Falling
People not 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
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in Argentina is 420,840 people, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Argentina peaked at 1.38 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 420,840 people, in 2016.
That places Argentina 72nd 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Argentina, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.38 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.31 million people | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.23 million people | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million people | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 1.09 million people | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million people | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 937,772 people | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 864,217 people | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 791,150 people | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 718,744 people | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 646,560 people | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 575,108 people | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 503,707 people | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 483,650 people | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 463,262 people | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 442,462 people | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 420,840 people | -4.9% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 420,840 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 6.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 420,840 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,163 people, 101.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 million people | 718,744 people | 1.38 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 505,084 people | 420,840 people | 646,560 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8286 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Argentina?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Argentina was 420,840 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 420,840 people in 2016.
- How does Argentina rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Argentina ranks 72nd out of 231 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.