People with access to at least basic drinking water in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: People with access to at least basic drinking water was 7.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with access to at least basic drinking water in Hong Kong, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, people with access to at least basic drinking water in Hong Kong stood at 7.41 million.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with access to at least basic drinking water in Hong Kong peaked at 7.49 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.63 million, in 2000.
That places Hong Kong 100th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.84 million | 6.63 million | 7.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.30 million | 7.07 million | 7.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.46 million | 7.41 million | 7.49 million | 5 |
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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 with access to at least basic drinking water in Hong Kong?
- People with access to at least basic drinking water in Hong Kong was 7.41 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people with access to at least basic drinking water recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 7.49 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest people with access to at least basic drinking water recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.63 million in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong rank for people with access to at least basic drinking water?
- Hong Kong ranks 100th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with access to at least basic drinking water rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of People with access to at least basic drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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