Drinking water services in Myanmar
Myanmar: Drinking water services was 4.98 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in Myanmar is 4.98 million people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Myanmar peaked at 7.48 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.93 million people, in 2021.
That places Myanmar 7th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.48 million people | — |
| 2001 | 7.40 million people | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.31 million people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 7.21 million people | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.11 million people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.00 million people | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.89 million people | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.77 million people | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.64 million people | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 6.51 million people | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 6.39 million people | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 6.27 million people | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 6.15 million people | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.03 million people | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.91 million people | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.78 million people | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 5.65 million people | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 5.51 million people | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.37 million people | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 5.22 million people | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 5.08 million people | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 4.93 million people | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 4.94 million people | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 4.96 million people | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.98 million people | +0.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 4.98 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 261,824 people, 19.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.03 million people | 6.51 million people | 7.48 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.83 million people | 5.22 million people | 6.39 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.98 million people | 4.93 million people | 5.08 million people | 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 services in Myanmar?
- Drinking water services in Myanmar was 4.98 million people 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 services recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 7.48 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.93 million people in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for drinking water services?
- Myanmar ranks 7th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.