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GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation in Malawi

Malawi: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation was 1 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
1st
of 214 countries
All-time high
1 5 year moving average
in 2023
All-time low
0.6 5 year moving average
in 2010
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation in Malawi, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 0.75 5 year moving average2005: 0.75 5 year moving average2006: 0.75 5 year moving average2007: 0.75 5 year moving average2008: 0.75 5 year moving average2009: 0.75 5 year moving average2010: 0.6 5 year moving average2011: 0.6 5 year moving average2012: 0.8 5 year moving average2013: 0.8 5 year moving average2014: 0.8 5 year moving average2015: 0.8 5 year moving average2016: 0.8 5 year moving average2017: 0.6 5 year moving average2018: 0.667 5 year moving average2019: 0.8 5 year moving average2020: 0.833 5 year moving average2021: 0.875 5 year moving average2022: 0.875 5 year moving average2023: 1 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goal 6: clean water and sanitation in Malawi is 1 5 year moving average, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 6: clean water and sanitation in Malawi peaked at 1 5 year moving average in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6 5 year moving average, in 2010.

Malawi ranks 1st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.75 5 year moving average 0.75 5 year moving average 0.75 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.7267 5 year moving average 0.6 5 year moving average 0.8 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.8958 5 year moving average 0.833 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 6: clean water and sanitation in Malawi?
Goal 6: clean water and sanitation in Malawi was 1 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 6: clean water and sanitation recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1 5 year moving average in 2023.
What is the lowest goal 6: clean water and sanitation recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6 5 year moving average in 2010.
How does Malawi rank for goal 6: clean water and sanitation?
Malawi ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 6: clean water and sanitation rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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SDG Goal 6 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database