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.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82 % | — |
| 2001 | 82 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 83 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 84 % | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 84 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 85 % | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 86 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 86 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87 % | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 88 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 88 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 89 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 89 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90 % | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91 % | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 92 % | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 92 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 93 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95 % | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 95 % | +0.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 98 % compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 96 % compare
- 4 Türkiye 96 % compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 94 % compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 94 % compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 93 % compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 93 % compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 93 % compare
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 44.07 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (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 6th out of 18 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.