Drinking water services by country
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.
Countries reporting
141
Highest
10.69 million people
Kenya
Lowest
0 people
Vietnam
Median
68,246 people
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,429
What the numbers show
Drinking water services is currently reported for 141 countries. The highest value is 10.69 million people in Kenya; the lowest is 0 people in Vietnam.
The median across all reporting countries is 68,246 people, and the mean is 756,039 people.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 117 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 224.4%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Drinking water services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 10.69 million people | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 2 | Nigeria | 8.79 million people | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 8.46 million people | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 4 | Tanzania | 7.51 million people | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 5 | India | 5.68 million people | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 5.07 million people | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 7 | Myanmar | 4.98 million people | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 8 | Angola | 3.04 million people | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 9 | Madagascar | 2.97 million people | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 10 | Mozambique | 2.84 million people | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 11 | Pakistan | 2.72 million people | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 2.72 million people | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 13 | Brazil | 2.58 million people | 2016 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 14 | Sudan | 2.31 million people | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 15 | Indonesia | 2.29 million people | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 16 | Uganda | 1.95 million people | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 1.83 million people | 2014 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 18 | Ghana | 1.45 million people | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 19 | Chad | 1.44 million people | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 20 | South Sudan | 1.40 million people | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 21 | China | 1.30 million people | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Cameroon | 1.27 million people | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 1.20 million people | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 24 | Zambia | 1.19 million people | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 25 | Russia | 1.12 million people | 2007 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 26 | Cambodia | 1.02 million people | 2024 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 27 | Rwanda | 1.01 million people | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 945,195 people | 2024 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 943,025 people | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 30 | Guinea | 889,018 people | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 31 | Algeria | 845,976 people | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 32 | Yemen | 825,460 people | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 33 | South Africa | 784,072 people | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 783,630 people | 2024 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 749,592 people | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 36 | Somalia | 650,397 people | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 644,341 people | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 38 | Bolivia | 580,324 people | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 39 | Togo | 567,645 people | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 40 | Eritrea | 534,414 people | 2016 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 41 | Niger | 488,250 people | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 42 | Burundi | 485,989 people | 2023 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 43 | Liberia | 468,786 people | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 455,386 people | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 45 | Venezuela | 421,260 people | 2017 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 417,925 people | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 47 | Benin | 370,932 people | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 48 | Congo | 359,885 people | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 49 | Malawi | 353,212 people | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 50 | Peru | 344,189 people | 2024 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 51 | Ecuador | 344,032 people | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 52 | Iraq | 333,006 people | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Guatemala | 265,578 people | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 54 | Ukraine | 233,372 people | 2024 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Argentina | 207,103 people | 2016 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 56 | Malaysia | 195,999 people | 2007 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 57 | Turkey | 183,090 people | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 58 | Central African Republic | 177,880 people | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 59 | Nepal | 163,763 people | 2024 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 60 | Mongolia | 159,370 people | 2024 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 61 | Haiti | 147,969 people | 2024 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 62 | Chile | 129,734 people | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 63 | Eswatini | 109,905 people | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 107,143 people | 2024 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 65 | Equatorial Guinea | 99,032 people | 2017 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 66 | Namibia | 87,594 people | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 67 | Lesotho | 85,696 people | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 68 | Mali | 76,905 people | 2024 | down 78.4% | falling |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 75,980 people | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 70 | North Korea | 68,600 people | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 71 | East Timor | 68,246 people | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 72 | Iran | 59,304 people | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 73 | El Salvador | 58,759 people | 2024 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 74 | Gabon | 48,745 people | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 75 | Panama | 46,333 people | 2024 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 76 | Solomon Islands | 31,324 people | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 77 | Cuba | 27,132 people | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 78 | Guinea-Bissau | 19,415 people | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 79 | Croatia | 18,033 people | 2007 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 16,882 people | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Fiji | 16,474 people | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 82 | Jamaica | 16,157 people | 2024 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 15,719 people | 2024 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Vanuatu | 15,040 people | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 85 | Botswana | 10,379 people | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 86 | Senegal | 10,092 people | 2024 | down 88.4% | falling |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 9,562 people | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 88 | Tunisia | 8,339 people | 2024 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 89 | Mayotte | 7,637 people | 2017 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 90 | Egypt | 7,621 people | 2024 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 91 | Micronesia (country) | 7,588 people | 2014 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 92 | Jordan | 6,933 people | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 93 | Libya | 6,878 people | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 94 | Guyana | 6,607 people | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 95 | Mauritania | 5,968 people | 2024 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Czechia | 5,116 people | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 97 | Honduras | 5,020 people | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Seychelles | 4,320 people | 2018 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 99 | Comoros | 3,902 people | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 100 | Grenada | 3,705 people | 2017 | up 224.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Suriname | 3,552 people | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Djibouti | 2,997 people | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 103 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,325 people | 2024 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 104 | Dominica | 1,421 people | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 105 | Oman | 1,277 people | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Serbia | 1,077 people | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 107 | Gambia | 1,009 people | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 108 | Armenia | 1,006 people | 2024 | down 90.9% | rising |
| 109 | North Macedonia | 845.16 people | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 655.48 people | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 111 | Syria | 581.5 people | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 547.64 people | 2016 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 113 | Cyprus | 515.74 people | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 114 | Samoa | 423.37 people | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 115 | Antigua and Barbuda | 203.52 people | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 116 | Georgia | 189.05 people | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Montenegro | 32.39 people | 2024 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Cayman Islands | 7.45 people | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 119 | Albania | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Australia | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Azerbaijan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Belize | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Brunei | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Bhutan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Cape Verde | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Hungary | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 119 | Laos | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Lebanon | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Saint Lucia | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 119 | Morocco | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Mexico | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Mauritius | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Philippines | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Paraguay | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Palestine | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Thailand | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Uruguay | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Vietnam | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.