Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Myanmar
Myanmar: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 86 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 86 % for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Myanmar peaked at 86 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47 %, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 154th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.5 % | 47 % | 62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73 % | 64 % | 82 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6 % | 84 % | 86 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
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- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 4,056 1000 USD (2024)
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- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2,019 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Myanmar?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Myanmar was 86 % 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 86 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 % in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Myanmar ranks 154th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.