People not using improved drinking water sources in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: People not using improved drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved drinking water sources in Hong Kong, 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 recorded 0 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Hong Kong peaked at 73,282 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2019.
That places Hong Kong 182nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 179 Niue 34.32 people compare
- 180 Saint Martin (French part) 20.14 people compare
- 181 San Marino 0.0026 people compare
- 182 American Samoa 0 people compare
- 182 Andorra 0 people compare
- 182 Austria 0 people compare
- 182 Belgium 0 people compare
- 182 Bermuda 0 people compare
- 182 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people compare
- 182 Brazil 0 people compare
- 182 Brunei 0 people compare
- 182 Costa Rica 0 people compare
- 182 Curacao 0 people compare
- 182 Denmark 0 people compare
- 182 Estonia 0 people compare
- 182 Faroe Islands 0 people compare
- 182 Finland 0 people compare
- 182 France 0 people compare
- 182 French Polynesia 0 people compare
- 182 Germany 0 people compare
- 182 Gibraltar 0 people compare
- 182 Greece 0 people compare
- 182 Greenland 0 people compare
- 182 Hungary 0 people compare
- 182 Iceland 0 people compare
- 182 Isle of Man 0 people compare
- 182 Israel 0 people compare
- 182 Kuwait 0 people compare
- 182 Lebanon 0 people compare
- 182 Macao 0 people compare
- 182 Monaco 0 people compare
- 182 Netherlands 0 people compare
- 182 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 182 Northern Mariana Islands 0 people compare
- 182 Norway 0 people compare
- 182 Palestine 0 people compare
- 182 Paraguay 0 people compare
- 182 Puerto Rico 0 people compare
- 182 Romania 0 people compare
- 182 Saint Barthelemy 0 people compare
- 182 Singapore 0 people compare
- 182 Slovakia 0 people compare
- 182 South Korea 0 people compare
- 182 Switzerland 0 people compare
- 182 Thailand 0 people compare
- 182 Tokelau 0 people compare
- 182 United Arab Emirates 0 people compare
- 182 United Kingdom 0 people compare
- 182 Uruguay 0 people compare
More environment data for Hong Kong
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 40.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0153 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0705 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0254 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Hong Kong?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Hong Kong 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 73,282 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2019.
- How does Hong Kong rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Hong Kong ranks 182nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- 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 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.