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Argentina - Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%) 99.1

FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 188 economies tracked

Latest value

99.1 (2023)

Global rank

##56 of 188 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1990

1.06×

Ranking Race — Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919901995200020052010201520202023#46#562012 overtook Chile2015 overtook Kuwait
ArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahrain

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2023. Argentina climbed from #46 to #56 (overtook Chile). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Argentina ↓

Key Events — Argentina

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
Sovereign default curated

Largest default in history; peso peg abandoned.

2003
Commodity boom rebound curated

Strong recovery driven by commodity exports.

2012
Overtook Chile in global rank auto
2015
Overtook Kuwait in global rank auto
2018
Currency crisis curated

IMF bailout as the peso loses half its value.

Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%), 1990-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202393.895.5797.3399.1
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