Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Pakistan
Pakistan: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 44.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
44.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 85 countries
All-time high
44.7%
in 2022
All-time low
41.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Pakistan stood at 44.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Pakistan peaked at 44.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2000.
Pakistan ranks 44th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.4% | — |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 41.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 42.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 44.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.7% | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 44.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.7%, 1.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 44.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.4%, 76% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.1% | 41.4% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 42.9% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 44.4% | 44.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7034 % 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 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Pakistan?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Pakistan was 44.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Pakistan ranks 44th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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