Drinking water services in Pakistan
Pakistan: Drinking water services was 2.72 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services 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 people.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 2.72 million people for drinking water services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Pakistan peaked at 8.12 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.66 million people, in 2022.
Pakistan ranks 11th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.51 million people | 6.77 million people | 8.12 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.24 million people | 3.76 million people | 6.56 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.90 million people | 2.66 million people | 3.40 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 8 Angola 3.04 million people compare
- 9 Madagascar 2.97 million people compare
- 10 Mozambique 2.84 million people compare
- 12 Afghanistan 2.72 million people compare
- 13 Brazil 2.58 million people compare
- 14 Sudan 2.31 million people compare
More environment data for Pakistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 525.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 203.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 9.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1976 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 250.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0509 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3976 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 24.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Pakistan?
- Drinking water services in Pakistan was 2.72 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.12 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 million people in 2022.
- How does Pakistan rank for drinking water services?
- Pakistan ranks 11th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.