People using improved drinking water sources in Myanmar
Myanmar: People using improved drinking water sources was 2.43 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Myanmar, 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
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Myanmar is 2.43 million people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Myanmar peaked at 8.07 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.41 million people, in 2021.
Myanmar ranks 27th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.07 million people | — |
| 2001 | 7.86 million people | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 7.64 million people | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 7.41 million people | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 7.18 million people | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 6.93 million people | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.68 million people | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 6.42 million people | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 6.14 million people | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.87 million people | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 5.60 million people | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 5.33 million people | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 5.06 million people | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 4.79 million people | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 4.51 million people | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 4.23 million people | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 3.94 million people | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 3.64 million people | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 3.34 million people | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 3.03 million people | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 2.72 million people | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 2.41 million people | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 2.42 million people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.42 million people | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.43 million people | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.02 million people | 5.87 million people | 8.07 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.35 million people | 3.03 million people | 5.60 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 million people | 2.41 million people | 2.72 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -16.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0016 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -42.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Myanmar?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Myanmar was 2.43 million 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 8.07 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 million people in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Myanmar ranks 27th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.