Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Palestine
Palestine: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 98.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Palestine stood at 98.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Palestine peaked at 99.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 92.4%, in 2000.
Palestine ranks 98th of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.6% | 92.4% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 97.2% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More environment data for Palestine
- Aquaculture production 32 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 250 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 282 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.0081 hectares per person (2023)
- Forest area 11,100 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Palestine?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Palestine was 98.8% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.4% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Palestine ranks 98th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.