Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Western Asia
Western Asia: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 94 % in 2024. β² Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Western Asia, 2000β2024
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 Western Asia is 94 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Western Asia peaked at 94 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 86 %, in 2000.
Western Asia ranks 18th 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 | 87.3 % | 86 % | 89 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4 % | 90 % | 93 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8 % | 93 % | 94 % | 5 |
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland β Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area β Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area β Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Western Asia?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Western Asia was 94 % 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86 % in 2000.
- How does Western Asia rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Western Asia ranks 18th out of 40 regions with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.