Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 92 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 92 % 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 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ecuador peaked at 92 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 85 %, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 132nd of 201 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 | 86.8 % | 85 % | 88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 90 % | 89 % | 91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 92 % | 92 % | 92 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 132 Algeria 92 % compare
- 132 Botswana 92 % compare
- 132 Cabo Verde 92 % compare
- 132 El Salvador 92 % compare
- 132 Morocco 92 % compare
- 132 Micronesia 92 % compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 50.46 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,148 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 801 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 54.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,764 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 26.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,346 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.44 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 929.4 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ecuador?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ecuador was 92 % 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 92 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 85 % in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Ecuador ranks 132nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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About this data
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.