Basic drinking water access in Laos
95.9% of people in Laos used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Laos, 2024
95.9%
Change from 2023
+3.2percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
114th of 202
Basic drinking water access in Laos over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.9% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 77.1% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 73.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 64.7% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 60.9% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 50.5% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.2 percentage points from 92.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 75.4%, the figure has changed by +20.4 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Laos has the 114th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.