People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Macao
Macao: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Macao, 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources in Macao is 0 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Macao peaked at 117.66 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2019.
Macao ranks 152nd of 163 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources in Macao, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 109.7 people | — |
| 2001 | 111.66 people | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 114.39 people | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 117.66 people | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 113.13 people | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 108.17 people | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 102.86 people | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 97.11 people | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 90.94 people | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 84.31 people | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 77.2 people | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 69.65 people | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 61.54 people | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 52.99 people | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 44.09 people | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 34.84 people | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 25.26 people | -27.5% |
| 2017 | 15.24 people | -39.7% |
| 2018 | 4.82 people | -68.3% |
| 2019 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people. (68 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97,987 people. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -100.0% | 4.82 people | 0 people |
| 2018 | -68.3% | 15.24 people | 4.82 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 104.99 people | 84.31 people | 117.66 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.56 people | 0 people | 77.2 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 149 Saint Helena 84.09 people compare
- 150 Isle of Man 75.24 people compare
- 151 San Marino 0.0026 people compare
- 152 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people compare
- 152 Gibraltar 0 people
- 152 Hong Kong 0 people compare
- 152 Hungary 0 people compare
- 152 Iceland 0 people compare
- 152 Kuwait 0 people
- 152 Liechtenstein 0 people
- 152 Monaco 0 people
- 152 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 152 Saint Barthelemy 0 people compare
- 152 Singapore 0 people
More environment data for Macao
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 7.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Macao?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Macao 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 117.66 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2019.
- How does Macao rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Macao ranks 152nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.