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Malawi: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural

70.10percent · 2024+14.5% 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 Malawi from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202470.099
202369.171
202268.244
202167.372
202066.498
201965.623
201864.746
201763.868
201662.988
201562.107
201461.224
201360.34
201259.454
201158.567
201057.678
200956.787
200855.895
200755.002
200654.107
200553.211
200452.313
200351.413
200250.512
200149.609
200048.705

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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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 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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