Population using at least basic drinking-water services in China
China: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 93.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 177 countries
All-time high
93.8%
in 2023
All-time low
70.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in China, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic drinking-water services in China stood at 93.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in China peaked at 93.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 2000.
China ranks 86th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.7% | — |
| 2001 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 75.5% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 79.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 80.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 92.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 93.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 99% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- China's 93.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.4%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.1% | 70.7% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 79.2% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 88.4% | 93.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in China?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in China was 93.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2000.
- How does China rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- China ranks 86th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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