Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Mercosur

Access to clean water in Mercosur in 2024 — 99.6%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 6.4 pp.

2024 99.6% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 99.6%2024
Period minimum 93.2%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Mercosur, 2000–2024929496981002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 93.2%2001: 93.5%2002: 93.9%2003: 94.2%2004: 94.5%2005: 94.8%2006: 95.1%2007: 95.4%2008: 95.7%2009: 96%2010: 96.3%2011: 96.5%2012: 96.8%2013: 97%2014: 97.3%2015: 97.5%2016: 97.7%2017: 97.8%2018: 98.1%2019: 98.4%2020: 98.7%2021: 99%2022: 99.2%2023: 99.5%2024: 99.6%
Change over the period: +6.4 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Mercosur 99.6%
World 91.5%
Access to clean water — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99.6 +0.1 pp
2023 99.5 +0.3 pp
2022 99.2 +0.2 pp
2021 99 +0.4 pp
2020 98.7 +0.3 pp
2019 98.4 +0.2 pp
2018 98.1 +0.4 pp
2017 97.8 +0 pp
2016 97.7 +0.2 pp
2015 97.5 +0.2 pp
2014 97.3 +0.2 pp
2013 97 +0.2 pp
2012 96.8 +0.3 pp
2011 96.5 +0.3 pp
2010 96.3 +0.3 pp
2009 96 +0.3 pp
2008 95.7 +0.3 pp
2007 95.4 +0.3 pp
2006 95.1 +0.3 pp
2005 94.8 +0.3 pp
2004 94.5 +0.3 pp
2003 94.2 +0.3 pp
2002 93.9 +0.3 pp
2001 93.5 +0.3 pp
2000 93.2

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.