People using at least a basic drinking water source in Singapore
Singapore: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 5.83 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Singapore, 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 Singapore is 5.83 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Singapore peaked at 5.83 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.04 million people, in 2000.
Singapore ranks 109th 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.
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Singapore, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.04 million people | — |
| 2001 | 4.12 million people | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.15 million people | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 4.14 million people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.17 million people | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.27 million people | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.41 million people | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.60 million people | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 4.81 million people | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 4.97 million people | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 5.08 million people | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 5.18 million people | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.29 million people | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.39 million people | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.46 million people | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 5.53 million people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 5.58 million people | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.60 million people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.63 million people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.67 million people | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.62 million people | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 5.55 million people | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.65 million people | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.79 million people | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 5.83 million people | +0.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 5.83 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 1.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 5.83 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 million people, 4.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.37 million people | 4.04 million people | 4.97 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.44 million people | 5.08 million people | 5.67 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 million people | 5.55 million people | 5.83 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 106 Togo 6.16 million people compare
- 107 Denmark 5.98 million people compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 5.88 million people compare
- 110 El Salvador 5.81 million people compare
- 111 Papua New Guinea 5.64 million people compare
- 112 Finland 5.62 million people compare
More environment data for Singapore
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9965 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 42.94 % change on previous year (1990)
- Standard Deviation 0.253 °C (1990)
- Temperature change 0.647 °C (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Singapore?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Singapore was 5.83 million 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 5.83 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.04 million people in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Singapore ranks 109th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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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.