Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water was 3,302 million constant US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in million constant US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 3,302 million constant US$, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 3,798 million constant US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 749.86 million constant US$, in 2002.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | million constant US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,253 million constant US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1,656 million constant US$ | +32.2% |
| 2002 | 749.86 million constant US$ | -54.7% |
| 2003 | 974.23 million constant US$ | +29.9% |
| 2004 | 1,032 million constant US$ | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1,421 million constant US$ | +37.8% |
| 2006 | 1,356 million constant US$ | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 1,643 million constant US$ | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 1,837 million constant US$ | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 2,183 million constant US$ | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 2,357 million constant US$ | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 2,525 million constant US$ | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 2,744 million constant US$ | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 2,964 million constant US$ | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 2,924 million constant US$ | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2,984 million constant US$ | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 3,142 million constant US$ | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 3,157 million constant US$ | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 3,532 million constant US$ | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 3,798 million constant US$ | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 3,143 million constant US$ | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 3,076 million constant US$ | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 2,981 million constant US$ | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 3,122 million constant US$ | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 3,302 million constant US$ | +5.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -54.7% | 1,656 million constant US$ | 749.86 million constant US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,411 million constant US$ | 749.86 million constant US$ | 2,183 million constant US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,013 million constant US$ | 2,357 million constant US$ | 3,798 million constant US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,125 million constant US$ | 2,981 million constant US$ | 3,302 million constant US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 ODA residual 689.74 million constant US$ compare
- 2 Indonesia 549.89 million constant US$ compare
- 3 Pakistan 535.76 million constant US$ compare
- 4 Jordan 467.31 million constant US$ compare
- 5 India 390.63 million constant US$ compare
- 6 Tunisia 359.57 million constant US$ compare
- 7 Ethiopia 347.97 million constant US$ compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 3,302 million constant US$ in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 3,798 million constant US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 749.86 million constant US$ in 2002.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water supply and sanitation, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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