Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 95 % in 2024. β² Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Southern Asia, 2000β2024
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 Southern Asia stood at 95 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Southern Asia peaked at 95 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82 %, in 2000.
Southern Asia ranks 16th of 40 regions 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 | 84.2 % | 82 % | 87 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8 % | 87 % | 92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2 % | 93 % | 95 % | 5 |
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 1.52 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Agricultural Use 28.69 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Export quantity 72,026 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Agricultural Use 3.14 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per area of cropland 13.15 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Southern Asia?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Southern 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 Southern 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 Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82 % in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Southern Asia ranks 16th out of 40 regions with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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) β 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.