Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in India
India: 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 India, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 96 % 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in India peaked at 96 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80 %, in 2000.
India ranks 104th of 201 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.7 % | 80 % | 86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3 % | 86 % | 92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4 % | 93 % | 96 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96 % compare
- 104 China, mainland 96 % compare
- 104 Fiji 96 % compare
- 104 Grenada 96 % compare
- 104 Guyana 96 % compare
- 104 Honduras 96 % compare
- 104 Lao People's Democratic Republic 96 % compare
- 104 Libya 96 % compare
- 104 Peru 96 % compare
- 104 Philippines 96 % compare
- 104 Türkiye 96 % compare
More environment data for India
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 44.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 75,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 31,407 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.43 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,210 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.97 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 14,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 86.3 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 153,810 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in India?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in India 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 96 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 % in 2000.
- How does India rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- India ranks 104th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.