Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Pakistan
Pakistan: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 89.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
89.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
101st
of 177 countries
All-time high
89.3%
in 2022
All-time low
82.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic drinking-water services in Pakistan is 89.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Pakistan peaked at 89.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2000.
Pakistan ranks 101st 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.8% | — |
| 2001 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 84.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 89.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 89.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.8%, 95% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.1% | 82.8% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 85.8% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 88.7% | 89.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7034 % 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 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Pakistan?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Pakistan was 89.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Pakistan ranks 101st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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