People using at least a basic drinking water source in Laos
Laos: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 7.45 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least a basic drinking water source in Laos is 7.45 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Laos peaked at 7.45 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.63 million people, in 2000.
Laos ranks 99th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.38 million people | 2.63 million people | 4.15 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.17 million people | 4.33 million people | 6.07 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.82 million people | 6.31 million people | 7.45 million people | 5 |
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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 people using at least a basic drinking water source in Laos?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Laos was 7.45 million people 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 people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 7.45 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 million people in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Laos ranks 99th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.