Drinking water service usage in Pakistan
Pakistan: Drinking water service usage was 45.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan stood at 45.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Pakistan peaked at 45.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2000.
Pakistan ranks 129th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water service usage in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.6% | — |
| 2001 | 42.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 42.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 44.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 45.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.9%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 45.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.8%, 53% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.1% | 42.6% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 43.7% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 44.8% | 45.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7034 % 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 3.1 % 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 Pakistan?
- Drinking water service usage in Pakistan was 45.0% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for drinking water service usage?
- Pakistan ranks 129th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.