Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Malawi
Malawi: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 70.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic drinking-water services in Malawi is 70.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Malawi peaked at 70.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 138th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8% | 48.7% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 57.7% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 66.5% | 70.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More environment data for Malawi
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8785 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7527 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Malawi?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Malawi was 70.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Malawi ranks 138th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).