Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source by country
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.
Countries reporting
224
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
35.7%
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
97.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,586
What the numbers show
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source is currently reported for 224 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 35.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.7%, and the mean is 91.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 163 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 45.2%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 15.8%).
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | American Samoa | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 1 | Brunei | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Curacao | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Greenland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 1 | Isle of Man | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macao | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Northern Mariana Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | French Polynesia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 1 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Barthelemy | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 45 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 46 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 47 | United States | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 48 | Australia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 49 | Armenia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 50 | Mauritius | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 52 | Spain | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 53 | Saint Martin (French part) | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 54 | Turkmenistan | 99.9% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 55 | Bahrain | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 56 | Lithuania | 99.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 57 | Italy | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Croatia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 59 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 60 | Reunion | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 61 | British Virgin Islands | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 63 | Slovakia | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 64 | Sweden | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 65 | Maldives | 99.8% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 66 | Cyprus | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 67 | Uruguay | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 69 | Paraguay | 99.6% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 70 | Cook Islands | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 71 | Slovenia | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 72 | Bhutan | 99.5% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 73 | Mexico | 99.5% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 74 | New Caledonia | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 75 | Palau | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 76 | Guam | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 77 | United States Virgin Islands | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 78 | Samoa | 99.4% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 79 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 99.3% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 80 | Saint Helena | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 81 | Portugal | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 82 | Jordan | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 83 | Wallis and Futuna | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 84 | Montenegro | 99.3% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.3% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 99.2% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 87 | Japan | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 88 | Barbados | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 89 | Chile | 99.1% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 90 | Argentina | 99.0% | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 99.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 92 | Bahamas | 98.9% | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 93 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 94 | Tonga | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 95 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 98.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 96 | Bangladesh | 98.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 97 | Latvia | 98.8% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 98 | Palestine | 98.8% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 99 | Vietnam | 98.8% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 100 | Tuvalu | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 101 | Czechia | 98.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 102 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 98.6% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 103 | Iraq | 98.4% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 104 | Canada | 98.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 98.2% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 106 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 98.2% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 107 | Niue | 98.1% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 98.1% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 109 | Montserrat | 98.1% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 110 | Jersey | 98.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 111 | Suriname | 98.0% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 112 | Malaysia | 97.9% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 113 | Iran | 97.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 114 | Nauru | 97.8% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 115 | Kazakhstan | 97.8% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 116 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97.7% | 2018 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 117 | Seychelles | 97.7% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 97.7% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 119 | Anguilla | 97.5% | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 120 | Dominican Republic | 97.5% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 121 | Egypt | 97.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 122 | Uzbekistan | 97.3% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 123 | Georgia | 97.3% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 125 | Colombia | 97.1% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 126 | Dominica | 97.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 127 | Russia | 96.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 128 | Aruba | 96.7% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 129 | Tunisia | 96.7% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 131 | Libya | 96.4% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 132 | China | 96.1% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 134 | Turkey | 96.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 135 | Laos | 95.9% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 136 | Philippines | 95.9% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 137 | Honduras | 95.7% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 138 | India | 95.7% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 139 | Guyana | 95.6% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 140 | Peru | 95.6% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 141 | Grenada | 95.6% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 142 | Fiji | 95.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 143 | Cayman Islands | 95.5% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 144 | Serbia | 95.4% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 145 | Falkland Islands | 95.3% | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 146 | Panama | 95.3% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 147 | Cuba | 95.1% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 148 | Albania | 95.1% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 149 | Kyrgyzstan | 94.9% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 150 | Belize | 94.8% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 151 | French Guiana | 94.8% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 152 | Syria | 94.1% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 153 | North Korea | 93.9% | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 154 | Nepal | 93.6% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 155 | Ukraine | 93.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 156 | Bolivia | 93.4% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 157 | Venezuela | 93.3% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 158 | Guatemala | 93.2% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 159 | Moldova | 92.7% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 160 | Oman | 92.7% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 161 | Lebanon | 92.6% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 162 | Algeria | 92.4% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 163 | Cape Verde | 92.3% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 164 | Morocco | 92.2% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 165 | Ecuador | 92.1% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 166 | Botswana | 91.8% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 167 | El Salvador | 91.6% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 168 | Pakistan | 90.7% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 169 | Sri Lanka | 90.2% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 170 | South Africa | 90.2% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 171 | Poland | 90.1% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 172 | Ghana | 89.9% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 173 | Micronesia (country) | 89.9% | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 174 | Tajikistan | 89.2% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 175 | Indonesia | 89.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 176 | Gabon | 88.6% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 177 | Senegal | 88.0% | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 178 | Jamaica | 87.6% | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 179 | Marshall Islands | 87.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 180 | East Timor | 87.3% | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 87.1% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 182 | Gambia | 87.1% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 183 | Namibia | 86.5% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 184 | Mali | 86.4% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 185 | Mongolia | 86.1% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 186 | Myanmar | 85.7% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 187 | Comoros | 85.1% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 188 | Cambodia | 82.8% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 189 | Nigeria | 82.2% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 190 | Afghanistan | 80.8% | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 191 | Eswatini | 80.4% | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 192 | Djibouti | 79.7% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 193 | Kiribati | 79.1% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 194 | Liberia | 78.8% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 195 | Lesotho | 78.1% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 196 | Sao Tome and Principe | 78.0% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 197 | Mauritania | 77.3% | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 198 | Cote d'Ivoire | 77.2% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 199 | Somalia | 75.3% | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 200 | Yemen | 75.0% | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 201 | Guinea | 74.2% | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 202 | Congo | 73.5% | 2021 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 203 | Zambia | 73.4% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 204 | Haiti | 73.3% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 205 | Malawi | 73.1% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 206 | Solomon Islands | 71.6% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 207 | Cameroon | 71.4% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 208 | Benin | 69.6% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 209 | Sierra Leone | 68.1% | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 210 | Angola | 68.0% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 211 | Zimbabwe | 67.2% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 212 | Mozambique | 66.6% | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 213 | Burundi | 65.9% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 214 | Kenya | 65.6% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 215 | Sudan | 64.9% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 216 | Togo | 64.8% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 217 | Equatorial Guinea | 64.7% | 2017 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 218 | Tanzania | 64.6% | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 219 | Uganda | 63.0% | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 220 | Guinea-Bissau | 61.8% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 221 | Rwanda | 61.4% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 222 | Ethiopia | 55.6% | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 223 | Madagascar | 55.3% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 224 | Niger | 53.4% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 225 | Papua New Guinea | 53.3% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 226 | Chad | 52.2% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 227 | Eritrea | 51.8% | 2016 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 228 | Burkina Faso | 50.0% | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 229 | South Sudan | 39.7% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 230 | Central African Republic | 36.5% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 231 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 35.7% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.