Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Myanmar
Myanmar: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 52.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 85 countries
All-time high
52.8%
in 2021
All-time low
18.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed drinking-water services in Myanmar is 52.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Myanmar peaked at 52.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 35th of 85 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.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.4% | — |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 52.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.7%, 2.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 52.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.2%, 2.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 18.4% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 33.6% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 52.1% | 52.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 32 Palau 57.3% compare
- 33 Samoa 56.3% compare
- 34 Turks and Caicos Islands 55.7% compare
- 36 South Africa 50.8% compare
- 37 Paraguay 50.7% compare
- 38 North Korea 48.8% compare
More environment data for Myanmar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7174 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Myanmar?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Myanmar was 52.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Myanmar ranks 35th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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