Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value by country
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture...
Countries reporting
201
Highest
100 %
Andorra
Lowest
36 %
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Median
97 %
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,695
What the numbers show
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 100 % in Andorra; the lowest is 36 % in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 97 %, and the mean is 90.48 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 128 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 45.7%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 6.2%).
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 100 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100 % | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greenland | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100 % | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Mexico | 100 % | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 1 | Malta | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 100 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100 % | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 1 | French Polynesia | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100 % | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Polynesia | 100 % | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 1 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 100 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Australia and New Zealand | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China, Macao SAR | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Argentina | 99 % | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 61 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 99 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Bahamas | 99 % | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Barbados | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Chile | 99 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 61 | Czechia | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Jordan | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Japan | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 99 % | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 61 | Latvia | 99 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 61 | Montenegro | 99 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 61 | Portugal | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Palestine | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Tonga | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 61 | Tuvalu | 99 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Samoa | 99 % | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 61 | Viet Nam | 99 % | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 98 % | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 82 | Canada | 98 % | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 98 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 82 | Iraq | 98 % | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 98 % | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 82 | Saint Lucia | 98 % | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 82 | North Macedonia | 98 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Malaysia | 98 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 82 | Nauru | 98 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Suriname | 98 % | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 82 | Seychelles | 98 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 82 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 98 % | 2018 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 82 | Niue | 98 % | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 82 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 98 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 96 | Colombia | 97 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 96 | Dominica | 97 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 96 | Egypt | 97 % | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 96 | Georgia | 97 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 96 | Ireland | 97 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Tunisia | 97 % | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 97 % | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 96 | Russian Federation | 97 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Fiji | 96 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 104 | Grenada | 96 % | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 104 | Guyana | 96 % | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 104 | Honduras | 96 % | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 104 | India | 96 % | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 104 | Libya | 96 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 104 | Peru | 96 % | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 104 | Philippines | 96 % | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 104 | Türkiye | 96 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 104 | China, mainland | 96 % | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 104 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 96 % | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 116 | Albania | 95 % | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 116 | Belize | 95 % | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 116 | Cuba | 95 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 95 % | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 116 | Panama | 95 % | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 116 | Serbia | 95 % | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 122 | Nepal | 94 % | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 122 | Ukraine | 94 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 122 | Syrian Arab Republic | 94 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 122 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 94 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 126 | Guatemala | 93 % | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 126 | Lebanon | 93 % | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 126 | Oman | 93 % | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 126 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 93 % | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 126 | Republic of Moldova | 93 % | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 126 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 93 % | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 132 | Botswana | 92 % | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 132 | Algeria | 92 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 132 | Ecuador | 92 % | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 132 | Morocco | 92 % | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 132 | El Salvador | 92 % | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 132 | Micronesia | 92 % | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 132 | Cabo Verde | 92 % | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 139 | Pakistan | 91 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 140 | Ghana | 90 % | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | 90 % | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 140 | Poland | 90 % | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 140 | Caribbean | 90 % | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 140 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 90 % | 2020 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 145 | Gabon | 89 % | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 145 | Indonesia | 89 % | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 145 | Tajikistan | 89 % | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 148 | Jamaica | 88 % | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 148 | Senegal | 88 % | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 150 | Gambia | 87 % | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 150 | Marshall Islands | 87 % | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 150 | Vanuatu | 87 % | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 150 | Timor-Leste | 87 % | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 154 | Mali | 86 % | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 154 | Myanmar | 86 % | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 154 | Mongolia | 86 % | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 154 | Namibia | 86 % | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 158 | Comoros | 85 % | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 159 | Cambodia | 83 % | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 160 | Nigeria | 82 % | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 161 | Afghanistan | 81 % | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 162 | Djibouti | 80 % | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 162 | Eswatini | 80 % | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 164 | Kiribati | 79 % | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 164 | Liberia | 79 % | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 166 | Lesotho | 78 % | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | 78 % | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 168 | Mauritania | 77 % | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 168 | Côte d'Ivoire | 77 % | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 170 | Somalia | 75 % | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 170 | Yemen | 75 % | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 172 | Congo | 74 % | 2021 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 172 | Guinea | 74 % | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 174 | Haiti | 73 % | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 174 | Malawi | 73 % | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 174 | Zambia | 73 % | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 72 % | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 178 | Cameroon | 71 % | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 179 | Benin | 70 % | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 180 | Angola | 68 % | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 180 | Sierra Leone | 68 % | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 182 | Mozambique | 67 % | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 182 | Zimbabwe | 67 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Burundi | 66 % | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 184 | Kenya | 66 % | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 186 | Equatorial Guinea | 65 % | 2017 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 186 | Sudan | 65 % | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 186 | Togo | 65 % | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 186 | United Republic of Tanzania | 65 % | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 190 | Uganda | 63 % | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 191 | Guinea-Bissau | 62 % | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 192 | Rwanda | 61 % | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 193 | Ethiopia | 56 % | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 194 | Madagascar | 55 % | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 195 | Niger | 53 % | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 195 | Papua New Guinea | 53 % | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 197 | Eritrea | 52 % | 2016 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 197 | Chad | 52 % | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 199 | Burkina Faso | 50 % | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 200 | South Sudan | 40 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 201 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 36 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- American Samoa 100 %
- Northern America 100 %
- Western Europe 100 %
- Northern Europe 100 %
- Southern Europe 100 %
- United States of America 100 %
- Europe 98 %
- South America 98 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 98 %
- Central America 98 %
- Central Asia 96 %
- Eastern Europe 96 %
About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.