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Lao People's Democratic Republic: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural

93.23percent · 2024+37.6% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for Lao People's Democratic Republic from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202493.229
202388.058
202282.973
202181.103
202079.224
201977.335
201875.437
201773.53
201671.613
201569.687
201467.751
201365.806
201263.852
201161.888
201059.915
200957.933
200855.941
200753.94
200651.93
200549.91
200447.881
200345.842
200243.794
200141.737
200039.67

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services, rural. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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