Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Argentina
Argentina: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 99.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Argentina, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 99.0% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Argentina peaked at 99.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2000.
Argentina ranks 90th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.3% | 96.3% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.4% | 99.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More environment data for Argentina
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 374.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.19 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 105.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1666 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0355 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 136.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0924 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2452 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 18.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Argentina?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Argentina was 99.0% in 2016, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Argentina ranks 90th out of 231 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.