Drinking water services in rural areas in Mali
Mali: Drinking water services in rural areas was 76,905 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas in Mali, 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
In 2024, drinking water services in rural areas in Mali stood at 76,905 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.5% on the previous year and down 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Mali peaked at 521,094 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 76,905 people, in 2024.
Mali ranks 65th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 472,414 people | 415,559 people | 521,094 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 311,642 people | 213,200 people | 399,749 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 133,349 people | 76,905 people | 187,817 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 62 Equatorial Guinea 95,622 people compare
- 63 Lesotho 82,624 people compare
- 64 Namibia 79,040 people compare
- 66 North Korea 68,600 people compare
- 67 East Timor 68,246 people compare
- 68 Dominican Republic 66,635 people compare
More environment data for Mali
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.96 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 26.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6517 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.5499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 29.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0249 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Mali?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Mali was 76,905 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 in rural areas recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 521,094 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,905 people in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Mali ranks 65th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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 in rural areas. 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.