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Uruguay: People using at least basic drinking water services

99.63percent · 2024+0.7% 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 Uruguay from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202499.633
202399.617
202299.602
202199.586
202099.57
201999.555
201899.489
201799.366
201699.24
201599.112
201498.981
201398.848
201298.711
201198.569
201098.413
200998.25
200898.081
200797.906
200697.723
200597.533
200497.335
200397.267
200297.196
200197.124
200097.062

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. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-sh-h2o-basw-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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