People using at least a basic drinking water source in Maldives
Maldives: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 526,524 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Maldives, 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
Maldives recorded 526,524 people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Maldives peaked at 526,524 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 265,029 people, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 170th 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 | 294,988 people | 265,029 people | 337,452 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 416,452 people | 350,658 people | 485,893 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 517,696 people | 500,356 people | 526,524 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 167 Suriname 621,729 people compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 586,620 people compare
- 171 Cape Verde 484,357 people compare
- 172 Brunei 462,721 people compare
- 173 Belize 395,582 people compare
More environment data for Maldives
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1701 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1585 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Maldives?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Maldives was 526,524 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 526,524 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 265,029 people in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Maldives ranks 170th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.