Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Asia
Asia: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 95 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Asia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Asia recorded 95 % for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Asia peaked at 95 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82 %, in 2000.
Asia ranks 13th of 31 groups 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 | 84.7 % | 82 % | 88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6 % | 88 % | 93 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2 % | 93 % | 95 % | 5 |
More environment data for Asia
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 7.75 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 66.14 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 111.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.76 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 28.82 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 40.14 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 10.38 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.95 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 18.04 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 23.81 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Asia?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Asia was 95 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 95 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82 % in 2000.
- How does Asia rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Asia ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.