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.
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.4% | — |
| 2001 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 98.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.4%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 98.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.3%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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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.