Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Western Asia and Northern Africa
Western Asia and Northern Africa: Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services was 76 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Western Asia and Northern Africa, 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 Western Asia and Northern Africa is 76 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Western Asia and Northern Africa peaked at 76 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66 %, in 2000.
Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 13th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Western Asia and Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66 % | — |
| 2001 | 67 % | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 67 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 67 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68 % | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 68 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69 % | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 70 % | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71 % | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 71 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72 % | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 72 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73 % | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 73 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 74 % | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 74 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76 % | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 76 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.9 % | 66 % | 70 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5 % | 71 % | 74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.4 % | 75 % | 76 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia and Northern Africa
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 31 % compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12 % compare
More environment data for Western Asia and Northern Africa
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services 92 % (2024)
- 6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Industries) — Value 103.79 USD/m3 (2023)
- 6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Services (G to T)) — Value 57.5 USD/m3 (2023)
- 6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value 77.68 % (2023)
- 6.4.2 Level of water stress (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 63.18 % (2023)
- 6.4.2 Level of water stress (Services (G to T)) — Value 10.72 % (2023)
- 6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value 3.74 % (2023)
- 6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (No breakdown) — Value 13.29 USD/m3 (2023)
- 6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 0.44 USD/m3 (2023)
- Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 2.3 % (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Western Asia and Northern Africa was 76 % 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 Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 76 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 % in 2000.
- How does Western Asia and Northern Africa rank for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services?
- Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 13th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia and Northern Africa 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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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.