Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 95.3% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Falkland Islands, 2012–2020
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Falkland Islands stood at 95.3%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Falkland Islands peaked at 95.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 2012.
Falkland Islands ranks 145th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.9% | 94.5% | 95.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95.3% | 1 |
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More environment data for Falkland Islands
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 643.99 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 9.7 µg/m³ (2024)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 2.81 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 1.03 million hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 1.03 million hectares (2025)
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services 100.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Falkland Islands?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Falkland Islands was 95.3% in 2020, 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 Falkland Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2012.
- How does Falkland Islands rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Falkland Islands ranks 145th out of 231 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Falkland Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Falkland Islands 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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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.