Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Ecuador
Ecuador: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 81.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Ecuador stood at 81.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Ecuador peaked at 81.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 117th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.1% | — |
| 2001 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 73.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 81.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 86% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 81.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.0%, 88% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.5% | 72.1% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 76.8% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 80.2% | 81.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Ecuador?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Ecuador was 81.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Ecuador ranks 117th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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