Safely managed drinking water in Laos
35.2% of people in Laos used safely managed drinking water in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Laos, 2024
35.2%
Change from 2023
+2.8percentage points
World, 2024
73.7%
Position in 2024
122nd of 148
Safely managed drinking water in Laos over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35.2% | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | 65.9% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | 63.8% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | 62.8% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | 62.1% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | 61.5% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | 61.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.8 percentage points from 32.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 11.7%, the figure has changed by +23.4 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Laos has the 122nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.