Drinking water usage in urban areas by country
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.
Countries reporting
185
Highest
1.30 million people
China
Lowest
0 people
Saint Barthelemy
Median
0 people
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,613
What the numbers show
Drinking water usage in urban areas is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 1.30 million people in China; the lowest is 0 people in Saint Barthelemy.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 people, and the mean is 48,793 people.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 263.3%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Drinking water usage in urban areas: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.30 million people | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 2 | Kenya | 867,884 people | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 3 | India | 858,136 people | 2024 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 4 | Nigeria | 578,953 people | 2024 | down 77.9% | falling |
| 5 | Tanzania | 522,756 people | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 6 | Myanmar | 452,585 people | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 448,001 people | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 381,373 people | 2024 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 9 | Algeria | 311,575 people | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 311,248 people | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 11 | Cote d'Ivoire | 251,543 people | 2024 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 12 | Cameroon | 242,576 people | 2024 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 13 | Russia | 218,818 people | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 14 | Ukraine | 200,180 people | 2024 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Mozambique | 174,929 people | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 16 | Angola | 170,115 people | 2024 | down 76.4% | falling |
| 17 | Uganda | 169,079 people | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 154,994 people | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 19 | Sudan | 147,896 people | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 20 | Somalia | 108,049 people | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 21 | Indonesia | 97,336 people | 2024 | down 74.9% | falling |
| 22 | Turkey | 86,194 people | 2024 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 23 | Madagascar | 79,365 people | 2024 | down 84.2% | falling |
| 24 | Tajikistan | 78,996 people | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 25 | South Sudan | 71,509 people | 2024 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 26 | Benin | 61,850 people | 2024 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 27 | Papua New Guinea | 57,751 people | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 28 | Rwanda | 57,272 people | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 29 | Argentina | 50,159 people | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 30 | Zambia | 48,160 people | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 41,709 people | 2024 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 32 | Chad | 35,308 people | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 33 | Nepal | 33,657 people | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 34 | Bolivia | 31,870 people | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 35 | Chile | 31,242 people | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 36 | Cambodia | 27,080 people | 2024 | down 82.7% | falling |
| 37 | Guatemala | 25,569 people | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 38 | Malaysia | 25,346 people | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 39 | South Africa | 23,480 people | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 40 | Niger | 22,670 people | 2024 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 41 | Peru | 18,108 people | 2024 | down 79.8% | falling |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 18,029 people | 2024 | down 86.6% | falling |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 16,882 people | 2024 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 44 | Haiti | 12,472 people | 2024 | down 85.4% | falling |
| 45 | Malawi | 10,198 people | 2024 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 46 | Guinea | 10,146 people | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 9,344 people | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 48 | Namibia | 8,554 people | 2024 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Togo | 8,477 people | 2024 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 50 | Gabon | 6,699 people | 2024 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 51 | Jordan | 6,574 people | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 52 | Eritrea | 6,369 people | 2016 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 53 | Czechia | 5,116 people | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 54 | Liberia | 4,591 people | 2024 | down 84.8% | falling |
| 55 | Tunisia | 4,511 people | 2024 | up 228.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Iran | 4,069 people | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,410 people | 2017 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Lesotho | 3,071 people | 2024 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 59 | Botswana | 2,188 people | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 60 | Eswatini | 1,871 people | 2024 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 61 | Cuba | 1,381 people | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Central African Republic | 1,337 people | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,315 people | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 64 | Solomon Islands | 1,125 people | 2024 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 65 | Dominica | 1,017 people | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 66 | Armenia | 1,006 people | 2024 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 67 | Gambia | 973.14 people | 2024 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Comoros | 870.74 people | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 69 | Jamaica | 809.72 people | 2024 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 70 | Fiji | 705.91 people | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 71 | Syria | 581.5 people | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 72 | Egypt | 552.63 people | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 73 | Congo | 360.07 people | 2021 | up 263.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Cyprus | 302.1 people | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 75 | Djibouti | 276 people | 2024 | down 80.6% | falling |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 205.23 people | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 77 | Vanuatu | 205.13 people | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 78 | Georgia | 189.05 people | 2024 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 189.04 people | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 80 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 143.69 people | 2018 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 81 | Antigua and Barbuda | 44.38 people | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 82 | Suriname | 16.03 people | 2024 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Cayman Islands | 7.45 people | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 84 | Afghanistan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Albania | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Andorra | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | United Arab Emirates | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Australia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Austria | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Burundi | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Belgium | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Belarus | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Belize | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Bermuda | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Brazil | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 84 | Bhutan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Canada | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Switzerland | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Colombia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Germany | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Denmark | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Ecuador | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 84 | Spain | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Estonia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Finland | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | France | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Ghana | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 84 | Gibraltar | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Greece | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Guyana | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Hong Kong | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Honduras | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 84 | Croatia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Hungary | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Iraq | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Iceland | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Israel | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 84 | Kiribati | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Kuwait | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Laos | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Saint Lucia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Lithuania | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Latvia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Macao | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Morocco | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Monaco | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Moldova | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Maldives | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Mexico | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Marshall Islands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Mali | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 84 | Montenegro | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Mongolia | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Mauritania | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Mauritius | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 84 | Netherlands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Norway | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Nauru | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | New Zealand | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Oman | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Panama | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Philippines | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Palau | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Poland | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | North Korea | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Portugal | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Paraguay | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Palestine | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Romania | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Senegal | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Singapore | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | El Salvador | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 84 | San Marino | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Serbia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Slovakia | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Sweden | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 people | 2017 | — | flat |
| 84 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Thailand | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Turkmenistan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | East Timor | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 84 | Tonga | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Tuvalu | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Uruguay | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | United States | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Vietnam | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Samoa | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 84 | Yemen | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Anguilla | 0 people | 2017 | — | flat |
| 84 | Cook Islands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Falkland Islands | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 84 | Saint Barthelemy | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.