Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Canada
Canada: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 98.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 98.3% for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Canada peaked at 99.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2024.
Canada ranks 127th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.6% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.3% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 768.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 30.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7994 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 71.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 133.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1643 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5773 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 28.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Canada?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Canada was 98.3% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 127th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.