Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 94 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 94 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 99 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 94 %, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99 % | — |
| 2001 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5 % | 97 % | 99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4 % | 94 % | 97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 94 % | 94 % | 94 % | 4 |
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More environment data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.26 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.499 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 1.14 kg/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,992 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2,915 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2,915 t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 2,598 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 94 % in 2023, 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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 94 % in 2017.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 7th out of 18 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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.