Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Laos

Access to clean water in Laos in 2024 — 95.9%. Ranked 114 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 47.5 pp.

2024 95.9% +3.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 114of 202
Period maximum 95.9%2024
Period minimum 48.3%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Laos, 2000–20244060801002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 48.3%2001: 50.5%2002: 52.7%2003: 54.9%2004: 57%2005: 59%2006: 60.9%2007: 62.8%2008: 64.7%2009: 66.5%2010: 68.3%2011: 70.1%2012: 71.9%2013: 73.7%2014: 75.4%2015: 77.1%2016: 78.9%2017: 80.6%2018: 82.2%2019: 83.9%2020: 85.9%2021: 87.5%2022: 89.1%2023: 92.6%2024: 95.9%
Change over the period: +47.5 pp Annual average: 1.98 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 95.9%
World 91.5%
South-Eastern Asia computed 92.9%
Access to clean water — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 95.9 +3.2 pp
2023 92.6 +3.5 pp
2022 89.1 +1.6 pp
2021 87.5 +1.6 pp
2020 85.9 +2 pp
2019 83.9 +1.7 pp
2018 82.2 +1.7 pp
2017 80.6 +1.7 pp
2016 78.9 +1.7 pp
2015 77.1 +1.7 pp
2014 75.4 +1.7 pp
2013 73.7 +1.8 pp
2012 71.9 +1.8 pp
2011 70.1 +1.8 pp
2010 68.3 +1.8 pp
2009 66.5 +1.8 pp
2008 64.7 +1.9 pp
2007 62.8 +1.9 pp
2006 60.9 +1.9 pp
2005 59 +2 pp
2004 57 +2.1 pp
2003 54.9 +2.2 pp
2002 52.7 +2.2 pp
2001 50.5 +2.2 pp
2000 48.3

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.