Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 95.86 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 95.86 for share of the population using improved water sources wash in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 95.86 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.02, in 2000.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 157th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.95 | 49.02 | 68.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.92 | 70.28 | 87.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.67 | 89.2 | 95.86 | 5 |
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More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.35 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 78,795 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 1.23 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 16.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 232,299 metric tons (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 114.88 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 3,967 (2024)
- Aquaculture production 153,504 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 95.86 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 95.86 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.02 in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 157th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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