Drinking water services in rural areas by country
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.
Countries reporting
175
Highest
9.82 million people
Kenya
Lowest
0 people
Wallis and Futuna
Median
5,020 people
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,232
What the numbers show
Drinking water services in rural areas is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 9.82 million people in Kenya; the lowest is 0 people in Wallis and Futuna.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,020 people, and the mean is 553,316 people.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 78.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Drinking water services in rural areas: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 9.82 million people | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 2 | Nigeria | 8.21 million people | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 8.01 million people | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 4 | Tanzania | 6.99 million people | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 5 | India | 4.82 million people | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 4.69 million people | 2024 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 7 | Myanmar | 4.52 million people | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 8 | Madagascar | 2.89 million people | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 9 | Angola | 2.87 million people | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 2.72 million people | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 11 | Mozambique | 2.66 million people | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 12 | Pakistan | 2.41 million people | 2024 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 13 | Brazil | 2.27 million people | 2016 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 14 | Indonesia | 2.20 million people | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 15 | Sudan | 2.16 million people | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 16 | Colombia | 1.83 million people | 2014 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 17 | Uganda | 1.78 million people | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 18 | Ghana | 1.45 million people | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 19 | Chad | 1.41 million people | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 20 | South Sudan | 1.33 million people | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 1.20 million people | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 22 | Zambia | 1.14 million people | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 23 | Cameroon | 1.03 million people | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 24 | Cambodia | 994,424 people | 2024 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 25 | Rwanda | 951,705 people | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 26 | Russia | 913,118 people | 2007 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 27 | Papua New Guinea | 887,444 people | 2024 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 28 | Guinea | 878,871 people | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 29 | Yemen | 825,460 people | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 30 | South Africa | 760,592 people | 2024 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 707,883 people | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 691,482 people | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 628,636 people | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 34 | Tajikistan | 565,346 people | 2024 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 35 | Togo | 559,167 people | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 36 | Bolivia | 548,454 people | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 37 | Somalia | 542,348 people | 2024 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 38 | Algeria | 534,400 people | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 39 | Eritrea | 528,044 people | 2016 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 40 | Burundi | 485,989 people | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 41 | Niger | 465,580 people | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 42 | Liberia | 464,195 people | 2024 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 455,386 people | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 399,896 people | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 45 | Congo | 359,525 people | 2021 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 344,032 people | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 47 | Malawi | 343,014 people | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 48 | Iraq | 333,006 people | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Peru | 326,080 people | 2024 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 50 | Benin | 309,081 people | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 51 | Guatemala | 240,009 people | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 52 | Malaysia | 179,388 people | 2007 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 53 | Central African Republic | 176,542 people | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 54 | Argentina | 159,411 people | 2016 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 55 | Mongolia | 159,370 people | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 56 | Haiti | 135,497 people | 2024 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 57 | Nepal | 130,107 people | 2024 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 58 | Eswatini | 108,034 people | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 107,143 people | 2024 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 60 | Chile | 98,492 people | 2024 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 61 | Turkey | 96,895 people | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea | 95,622 people | 2017 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 63 | Lesotho | 82,624 people | 2024 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 64 | Namibia | 79,040 people | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 65 | Mali | 76,905 people | 2024 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 66 | North Korea | 68,600 people | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 67 | East Timor | 68,246 people | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 66,635 people | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 69 | El Salvador | 58,759 people | 2024 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 70 | Iran | 55,235 people | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Panama | 46,333 people | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 72 | Gabon | 42,046 people | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 73 | Ukraine | 33,192 people | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 74 | Solomon Islands | 30,199 people | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 75 | Cuba | 25,750 people | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 76 | Guinea-Bissau | 18,100 people | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 77 | Croatia | 18,033 people | 2007 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 78 | Fiji | 15,768 people | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 15,719 people | 2024 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Jamaica | 15,347 people | 2024 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 81 | Vanuatu | 14,835 people | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 82 | Senegal | 10,092 people | 2024 | down 86.8% | falling |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 9,357 people | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 84 | Botswana | 8,191 people | 2024 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 85 | Egypt | 7,069 people | 2024 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 86 | Guyana | 6,607 people | 2024 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 87 | Mauritania | 5,968 people | 2024 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Honduras | 5,020 people | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Tunisia | 3,828 people | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Suriname | 3,536 people | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Comoros | 3,032 people | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 92 | Djibouti | 2,721 people | 2024 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 93 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,325 people | 2024 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 94 | Oman | 1,277 people | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Serbia | 1,077 people | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 845.16 people | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 466.43 people | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 98 | Samoa | 423.37 people | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 404.31 people | 2016 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 100 | Dominica | 403.8 people | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 101 | Jordan | 358.91 people | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 102 | Cyprus | 213.63 people | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 103 | Antigua and Barbuda | 159.15 people | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 104 | Gambia | 36.07 people | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Montenegro | 32.39 people | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Albania | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Andorra | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Armenia | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 106 | Australia | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Austria | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Belgium | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Burkina Faso | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Belarus | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Belize | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Bhutan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Canada | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Switzerland | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | China | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Cape Verde | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Czechia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Germany | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Denmark | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Spain | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Estonia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Finland | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | France | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | United Kingdom | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Georgia | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Greece | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Greenland | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Hungary | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 106 | Iceland | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Israel | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Kiribati | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Laos | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 106 | Lithuania | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Latvia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Morocco | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Moldova | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Maldives | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Mexico | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Marshall Islands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Mauritius | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Netherlands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Norway | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | New Zealand | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Philippines | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Palau | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Poland | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Portugal | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Paraguay | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Palestine | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Romania | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | San Marino | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Slovakia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Sweden | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Syria | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Thailand | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Tonga | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Tuvalu | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Uruguay | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | United States | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Vietnam | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Cook Islands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Falkland Islands | 0 people | 2020 | — | flat |
| 106 | Tokelau | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.