Drinking water service usage in Myanmar
Myanmar: Drinking water service usage was 59.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water service usage in Myanmar is 59.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Myanmar peaked at 59.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 115th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water service usage in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.1% | — |
| 2001 | 28.6% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 46.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 59.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.9%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 59.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.6%, 93% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.3% | 27.1% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 43.7% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 58.8% | 59.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7174 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Myanmar?
- Drinking water service usage in Myanmar was 59.7% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for drinking water service usage?
- Myanmar ranks 115th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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 fecal and priority chemical contamination.