Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Laos
Laos: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 25.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Laos recorded 25.2% for population using safely managed drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 215.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Laos peaked at 25.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2000.
That places Laos 54th out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 1.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 16.9% | 25.2% | 5 |
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More environment data for Laos
- Heating Degree Days 114.88 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 3,967 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 232,299 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 78,795 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 153,504 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0346 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0611 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.405 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Laos?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Laos was 25.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Laos ranks 54th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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