Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Palestine
Palestine: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 177 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2022
All-time low
88.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Palestine stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Palestine peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2000.
Palestine ranks 1st of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.0% | — |
| 2001 | 88.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 89.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 93.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.8%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.1% | 88.0% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 94.9% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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More environment data for Palestine
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate -94.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate -92.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Palestine?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Palestine was 100.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Palestine ranks 1st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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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