Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services was 35 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 35 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 191.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 35 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5 %, in 2000.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 % | — |
| 2001 | 7 % | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 8 % | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 8 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 % | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 9 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 % | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 % | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 11 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 % | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 12 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 % | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 17 % | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 19 % | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 22 % | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 24 % | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 27 % | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 30 % | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 32 % | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 35 % | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5 % | 5 % | 10 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9 % | 10 % | 22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6 % | 24 % | 35 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.825 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.318 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Area 2,201 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.61 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,874 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.54 % (2024)
- Country area — Area 23,680 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 35 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 35 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 % in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 9th out of 12 regions with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 191.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using safely managed 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.