People using improved drinking water sources in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: People using improved drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
193rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
73,282 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 people
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People using improved drinking water sources in Hong Kong, China, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 0 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Hong Kong, China peaked at 73,282 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2019.
Hong Kong, China ranks 193rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73,282 people | — |
| 2001 | 70,077 people | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 66,572 people | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 62,923 people | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 59,159 people | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 55,290 people | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 51,414 people | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 47,632 people | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 43,859 people | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 39,997 people | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 36,051 people | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 32,080 people | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 28,125 people | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 24,120 people | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 20,019 people | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 15,835 people | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 11,588 people | -26.8% |
| 2017 | 7,288 people | -37.1% |
| 2018 | 2,941 people | -59.7% |
| 2019 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57,020 people | 39,997 people | 73,282 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,805 people | 0 people | 36,051 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Hong Kong, China
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0539 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.5372 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.133 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0152 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Hong Kong, China?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Hong Kong, China was 0 people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 73,282 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2019.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.