Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Myanmar
Myanmar: Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services was 60 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Myanmar is 60 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Myanmar peaked at 60 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27 %, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 92nd out of 141 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 34.3 % | 27 % | 42 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6 % | 44 % | 58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8 % | 59 % | 60 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 19.48 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,442 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,392 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 3.65 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 475.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.6 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,509 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 84.75 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,026 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Myanmar?
- Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Myanmar was 60 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 60 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 % in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services?
- Myanmar ranks 92nd out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 safely managed 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.