Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in India
India: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 98.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in India, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in India is 98.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in India peaked at 98.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2000.
India ranks 131st 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 | 87.0% | 84.3% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 90.3% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 95.9% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 4,371 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.01 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 572.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 37.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 108.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 4.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 861.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 135.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in India?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in India was 98.1% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2000.
- How does India rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 131st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.