Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Central America
Central America: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 98 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Central America, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central America recorded 98 % for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Central America peaked at 98 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 90 %, in 2000.
That places Central America 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Central America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90 % | — |
| 2001 | 91 % | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 91 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 92 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 93 % | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 93 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 93 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96 % | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98 % | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.1 % | 90 % | 94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4 % | 94 % | 97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6 % | 97 % | 98 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 98 % compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 96 % compare
- 4 Türkiye 96 % compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 94 % compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 94 % compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 93 % compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 93 % compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 93 % compare
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 29.08 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Central America?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Central America was 98 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 98 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 % in 2000.
- How does Central America rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Central America ranks 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.