People not using improved drinking water sources in South Korea
South Korea: People not using improved drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved drinking water sources in South Korea, 2002–2024
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 not using improved drinking water sources in South Korea is 0 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in South Korea peaked at 592,588 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2024.
That places South Korea 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 | 565,716 people | 495,219 people | 592,588 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 314,841 people | 158,287 people | 462,652 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,741 people | 0 people | 121,520 people | 5 |
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More environment data for South Korea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 668.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 12.91 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3304 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1549 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 44.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.2523 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2291 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 18.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in South Korea?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in South Korea 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 592,588 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2024.
- How does South Korea rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- South Korea ranks 182nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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.