Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in China
China: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 96.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in China, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 96.3% for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in China peaked at 96.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2000.
China ranks 156th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.6% | 81.0% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 89.2% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.1% | 96.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 15,536 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.03 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 498.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 32.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 736.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,485 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 4.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 195.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in China?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in China was 96.3% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2000.
- How does China rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 156th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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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.