Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Canada
Canada: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 98.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 98.3% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Canada peaked at 99.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2024.
Canada ranks 104th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.6% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.3% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 101 Czechia 98.7% compare
- 102 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.6% compare
- 103 Iraq 98.4% compare
- 105 North Macedonia 98.2% compare
- 106 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 98.2% compare
- 107 Niue 98.1% compare
More environment data for Canada
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 768.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 30.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7994 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 71.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 133.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1643 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5773 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 28.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Canada?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Canada was 98.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Canada ranks 104th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.