Population using safely managed drinking-water services in India
India: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 72.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in India, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in India stood at 72.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in India peaked at 72.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2000.
That places India 20th out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 26.2% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 43.8% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 63.9% | 72.6% | 5 |
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- 22 Bhutan 68.9% compare
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More environment data for India
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 4,371 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.01 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 572.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 37.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 108.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 4.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 861.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 135.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in India?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in India was 72.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2000.
- How does India rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- India ranks 20th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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