People using at least basic drinking water services in Venezuela
Venezuela: People using at least basic drinking water services was 93.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Venezuela, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 93.3% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Venezuela peaked at 97.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 93.3%, in 2022.
That places Venezuela 140th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4% | 95.6% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 93.9% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 93.3% | 93.7% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 278,072 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 2.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 281,359 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 267,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 281,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 266,941 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 258,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 252,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 266,884 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Venezuela?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Venezuela was 93.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.3% in 2022.
- How does Venezuela rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Venezuela ranks 140th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.