Drinking water service usage in Japan
Japan: Drinking water service usage was 98.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in Japan stood at 98.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Japan peaked at 98.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2000.
Japan ranks 37th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.9% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 34 Puerto Rico 98.9% compare
- 35 Bahrain 98.9% compare
- 36 Austria 98.9% compare
- 38 United States Virgin Islands 98.7% compare
- 39 United Arab Emirates 98.6% compare
- 40 Saint Helena 98.4% compare
More environment data for Japan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,063 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 38.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.3162 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 50.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.6478 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.4564 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Japan?
- Drinking water service usage in Japan was 98.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for drinking water service usage?
- Japan ranks 37th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.