Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in China, mainland
China, mainland: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 96 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in China, mainland, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in China, mainland stood at 96 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in China, mainland peaked at 96 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81 %, in 2000.
China, mainland ranks 102nd of 186 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.
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81 % | — |
| 2001 | 81 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 82 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 83 % | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 84 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 84 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 86 % | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 87 % | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 88 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 88 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 89 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 90 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91 % | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 92 % | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 92 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96 % | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 96 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.1 % | 81 % | 88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2 % | 88 % | 94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2 % | 94 % | 96 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 67.18 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in China, mainland?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in China, mainland was 96 % 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 China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 96 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 81 % in 2000.
- How does China, mainland rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- China, mainland ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland 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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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.