People using at least a basic drinking water source in Macao
Macao: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 720,262 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Macao is 720,262 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Macao peaked at 720,262 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 437,309 people, in 2000.
Macao ranks 164th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 490,155 people | 437,309 people | 549,483 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 616,772 people | 562,806 people | 670,974 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 703,200 people | 683,067 people | 720,262 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Macao
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.65 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0451 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0354 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Macao?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Macao was 720,262 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 720,262 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 437,309 people in 2000.
- How does Macao rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Macao ranks 164th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.