Population using at least basic drinking-water services in World
World: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 84.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in World, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 84.6% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in World peaked at 84.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.5% | — |
| 2001 | 69.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 71.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 79.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2% | 69.5% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 75.8% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 82.0% | 84.6% | 5 |
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in World?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in World was 84.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 2000.
- How does World rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- World ranks 6th out of 7 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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