People using improved drinking water sources by country
Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.
Countries reporting
221
Highest
51.73 million people
China
Lowest
0 people
Tokelau
Median
20,571 people
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,586
What the numbers show
People using improved drinking water sources is currently reported for 221 countries. The highest value is 51.73 million people in China; the lowest is 0 people in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 20,571 people, and the mean is 1.39 million people.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 159 fell. The largest increase was in Turkmenistan (up 14,260,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 100.0%).
People using improved drinking water sources: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 51.73 million people | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 2 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 35.46 million people | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 23.34 million people | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 4 | India | 22.33 million people | 2024 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 16.98 million people | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 6 | Indonesia | 11.00 million people | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 7 | Madagascar | 9.70 million people | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 8 | Pakistan | 9.48 million people | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 9 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 7.95 million people | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 10 | Niger | 7.57 million people | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 11 | Mozambique | 5.72 million people | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 12 | Chad | 5.71 million people | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 13 | Uganda | 5.00 million people | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 14 | Angola | 4.87 million people | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 4.28 million people | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.10 million people | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 3.81 million people | 2024 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Kenya | 3.77 million people | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 3.77 million people | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 3.61 million people | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 3.23 million people | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 22 | Zambia | 2.98 million people | 2024 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 23 | Benin | 2.95 million people | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 24 | Yemen | 2.89 million people | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 25 | Cameroon | 2.72 million people | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 26 | Somalia | 2.60 million people | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 27 | Myanmar | 2.43 million people | 2024 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 28 | Egypt | 2.25 million people | 2024 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 29 | Mali | 2.11 million people | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 30 | Burundi | 1.92 million people | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 1.88 million people | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 1.78 million people | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 33 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.76 million people | 2024 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Senegal | 1.69 million people | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 35 | Haiti | 1.69 million people | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 36 | Philippines | 1.53 million people | 2024 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 1.52 million people | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 38 | Morocco | 1.49 million people | 2024 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 39 | Colombia | 1.44 million people | 2024 | up 208.6% | volatile |
| 40 | North Korea | 1.43 million people | 2023 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 1.36 million people | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 42 | South Sudan | 1.27 million people | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 43 | Viet Nam | 1.25 million people | 2024 | down 75.8% | falling |
| 44 | Rwanda | 1.25 million people | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 45 | Guinea | 1.14 million people | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 46 | Togo | 1.12 million people | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 47 | Japan | 1.01 million people | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 48 | Peru | 972,297 people | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 49 | Malawi | 904,718 people | 2024 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 50 | Sudan | 890,650 people | 2024 | down 82.5% | falling |
| 51 | South Africa | 721,120 people | 2024 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 52 | Nepal | 709,243 people | 2024 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 53 | Guatemala | 692,528 people | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 54 | Canada | 679,492 people | 2024 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Türkiye | 676,603 people | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 56 | Malaysia | 605,506 people | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 57 | Mexico | 600,171 people | 2024 | down 77.0% | falling |
| 58 | Congo | 592,532 people | 2021 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 59 | Mauritania | 531,017 people | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 60 | Algeria | 497,671 people | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau | 493,534 people | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 62 | Ghana | 475,575 people | 2024 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 63 | Eritrea | 420,276 people | 2016 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 64 | Equatorial Guinea | 406,812 people | 2017 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 65 | Ecuador | 388,638 people | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 66 | Cambodia | 367,392 people | 2024 | down 77.2% | falling |
| 67 | Honduras | 343,792 people | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 68 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 321,392 people | 2024 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 69 | Liberia | 230,088 people | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 70 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 223,914 people | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 71 | Argentina | 213,737 people | 2016 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 72 | Cuba | 212,184 people | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 73 | Lesotho | 209,331 people | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 74 | Tajikistan | 198,517 people | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 75 | Gambia | 191,810 people | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 76 | Iran | 174,846 people | 2024 | down 83.5% | falling |
| 77 | Republic of Moldova | 174,097 people | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 163,114 people | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 79 | Tunisia | 159,233 people | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 80 | Ireland | 152,499 people | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 81 | Solomon Islands | 150,843 people | 2024 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 82 | Mongolia | 133,994 people | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 122,236 people | 2024 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 84 | Namibia | 110,293 people | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 94,320 people | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 86 | Gabon | 93,959 people | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 87 | Botswana | 89,250 people | 2024 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 85,421 people | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 89 | Albania | 84,257 people | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 90 | Panama | 83,815 people | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 91 | Ukraine | 77,406 people | 2024 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Portugal | 74,268 people | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 93 | United States | 67,550 people | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Georgia | 64,258 people | 2024 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 95 | Jordan | 61,732 people | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 96 | Eswatini | 58,199 people | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 55,058 people | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 98 | Djibouti | 52,034 people | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 99 | Chile | 50,899 people | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 100 | Italy | 49,234 people | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Serbia | 48,468 people | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 102 | Timor-Leste | 45,767 people | 2024 | down 79.9% | falling |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 43,720 people | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 41,463 people | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Jamaica | 39,118 people | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 106 | Spain | 36,077 people | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Comoros | 30,424 people | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 108 | Sweden | 25,372 people | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 109 | Kiribati | 22,104 people | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 110 | Syria | 21,578 people | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 20,571 people | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Fiji | 17,865 people | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 16,962 people | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 114 | Belize | 16,495 people | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 115 | French Guiana | 15,919 people | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 116 | Mayotte | 11,468 people | 2023 | up 10,290.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Micronesia (country) | 11,222 people | 2020 | up 334.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Oman | 11,025 people | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Cape Verde | 10,287 people | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 120 | Latvia | 10,110 people | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 121 | Belarus | 9,867 people | 2024 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 122 | Guyana | 9,087 people | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 123 | Slovenia | 9,013 people | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 124 | Australia | 8,111 people | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,681 people | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | 5,849 people | 2024 | up 14,260,500.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Libya | 5,011 people | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Bahamas | 4,163 people | 2019 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 129 | Croatia | 3,752 people | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Aruba | 3,422 people | 2016 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 131 | Cayman Islands | 3,373 people | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 132 | Cyprus | 3,272 people | 2024 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 133 | North Macedonia | 3,232 people | 2024 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 134 | Czechia | 3,047 people | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Seychelles | 2,964 people | 2024 | up 1,111.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Suriname | 2,399 people | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,384 people | 2018 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 138 | Lithuania | 2,339 people | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Jersey | 2,025 people | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 140 | Barbados | 1,604 people | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,530 people | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Martinique | 1,359 people | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,355 people | 2024 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 144 | New Caledonia | 1,350 people | 2024 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Bahrain | 1,287 people | 2024 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 146 | Armenia | 1,029 people | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Maldives | 1,029 people | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Reunion | 1,017 people | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 149 | Montenegro | 1,011 people | 2024 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Mauritius | 933.73 people | 2024 | down 71.7% | falling |
| 151 | Antigua and Barbuda | 806.66 people | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 152 | Samoa | 795.51 people | 2024 | down 84.6% | falling |
| 153 | Guam | 789.72 people | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 154 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 653.12 people | 2017 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 155 | Dominica | 568.57 people | 2024 | down 80.2% | falling |
| 156 | Bhutan | 549.02 people | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 157 | United States Virgin Islands | 453.66 people | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 158 | Marshall Islands | 451.22 people | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 159 | Anguilla | 363.18 people | 2017 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 160 | Qatar | 336.18 people | 2024 | down 74.8% | falling |
| 161 | Guadeloupe | 277.27 people | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 268.61 people | 2017 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 163 | Naoero | 191.75 people | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 164 | Tonga | 164.75 people | 2024 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 165 | Falkland Islands | 164.47 people | 2020 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 166 | Saint Lucia | 116.49 people | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 102.91 people | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 93.9 people | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 169 | Montserrat | 85.17 people | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 170 | Palau | 82.77 people | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 171 | Tuvalu | 82.16 people | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 172 | Wallis and Futuna | 80.75 people | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 173 | Cook Islands | 56.64 people | 2024 | up 225.3% | volatile |
| 174 | British Virgin Islands | 53.53 people | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Helena | 37.13 people | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 176 | Niue | 34.32 people | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 177 | Saint Martin (French part) | 20.14 people | 2024 | up 113.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Brazil | 2.69 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | France | 1.68 people | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 180 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.5938 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Switzerland | 0.2871 people | 2024 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Austria | 0.2559 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Finland | 0.1855 people | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Paraguay | 0.168 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | El Salvador | 0.1289 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Romania | 0.1094 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Costa Rica | 0.0879 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Israel | 0.0649 people | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Estonia | 0.0405 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Denmark | 0.0127 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Uruguay | 0.0026 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | San Marino | 0.0013 people | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Andorra | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | United Arab Emirates | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | American Samoa | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Belgium | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Curacao | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Germany | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Greece | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Grenada | 0 people | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Hong Kong | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Hungary | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Isle of Man | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Iraq | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Iceland | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Republic of Korea | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Lebanon | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Luxembourg | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Malta | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Netherlands | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Norway | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | New Zealand | 0 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Puerto Rico | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Palestine, State of | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Slovakia | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Thailand | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Barthelemy | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Tokelau | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.