Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by location (%) by country

Countries reporting
248
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
35.7%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Median
97.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
6,847

What the numbers show

Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by location (%) is currently reported for 248 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 35.7% in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The median across all reporting countries is 97.7%, and the mean is 91.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 180 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 45.2%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 15.8%).

Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Andorra 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% 2024 up 0.1% flat
1 American Samoa 100.0% 2024 up 1.7% rising
1 Austria 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Belgium 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Bermuda 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Brazil 100.0% 2024 up 2.6% rising
1 Brunei 100.0% 2024 up 0.1% flat
1 Switzerland 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Curacao 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Germany 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Denmark 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Estonia 100.0% 2024 up 0.5% flat
1 Finland 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 France 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Faroe Islands 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 United Kingdom 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Gibraltar 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Greece 100.0% 2024 up 0.0% flat
1 Greenland 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Hungary 100.0% 2024 up 1.9% rising
1 Isle of Man 100.0% 2024 up 1.2% flat
1 Iceland 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Israel 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 South Korea 100.0% 2024 up 0.7% flat
1 Kuwait 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Liechtenstein 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Luxembourg 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Monaco 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Malta 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Northern Mariana Islands 100.0% 2024 up 0.9% flat
1 Norway 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 New Zealand 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Puerto Rico 100.0% 2024 up 0.7% flat
1 French Polynesia 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Romania 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Singapore 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Thailand 100.0% 2024 up 1.8% rising
1 Tokelau 100.0% 2024 up 0.8% flat
1 Republic of Korea 100.0% 2024 up 0.7% flat
1 Brunei Darussalam 100.0% 2024 up 0.1% flat
1 Curaçao 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 100.0% 2024 up 0.5% flat
1 Saint Barthélemy 100.0% 2024 up 0.2% flat
47 San Marino 100.0% 2024 down 0.0% flat
48 Qatar 100.0% 2024 up 0.0% flat
49 United States 100.0% 2024 up 0.6% flat
50 Australia and New Zealand 100.0% 2024 up 0.0% flat
51 Australia 100.0% 2024 up 0.0% flat
52 Armenia 99.9% 2024 up 0.9% flat
53 Mauritius 99.9% 2024 up 0.2% flat
54 Guadeloupe 99.9% 2024 up 0.4% flat
55 Spain 99.9% 2024 down 0.0% flat
56 Saint Martin (French Part) 99.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
57 Turkmenistan 99.9% 2024 up 3.6% rising
58 Bahrain 99.9% 2024 down 0.0% flat
59 Lithuania 99.9% 2024 up 3.9% rising
60 Italy 99.9% 2024 unchanged flat
61 Croatia 99.9% 2024 up 0.0% flat
62 Belarus 99.9% 2024 up 1.2% flat
63 Reunion 99.9% 2024 up 0.1% flat
63 Réunion 99.9% 2024 up 0.1% flat
65 British Virgin Islands 99.9% 2024 unchanged flat
66 Costa Rica 99.8% 2024 up 0.9% rising
67 Slovakia 99.8% 2024 down 0.0% flat
68 Sweden 99.8% 2024 up 0.1% flat
69 Maldives 99.8% 2024 up 1.4% rising
70 Cyprus 99.7% 2024 down 0.1% flat
71 Uruguay 99.6% 2024 up 0.7% flat
72 Polynesia 99.6% 2024 up 2.7% flat
73 Martinique 99.6% 2024 down 0.1% flat
74 Paraguay 99.6% 2024 up 7.3% rising
75 Cook Islands 99.6% 2024 down 0.3% flat
76 Slovenia 99.6% 2024 down 0.0% flat
77 Bhutan 99.5% 2024 up 4.1% rising
78 Mexico 99.5% 2024 up 2.5% rising
79 New Caledonia 99.5% 2024 up 1.7% rising
80 Palau 99.5% 2024 up 0.1% flat
81 Guam 99.5% 2024 up 0.0% flat
82 United States Virgin Islands 99.5% 2024 up 0.4% flat
83 Samoa 99.4% 2024 up 9.3% rising
84 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 99.3% 2017 up 0.3% flat
85 Saint Helena 99.3% 2024 down 0.0% flat
86 Portugal 99.3% 2024 up 0.1% flat
87 Jordan 99.3% 2024 up 0.3% flat
88 Wallis and Futuna Islands 99.3% 2024 down 0.1% flat
89 Montenegro 99.3% 2024 up 1.9% flat
90 Trinidad and Tobago 99.3% 2024 up 1.3% flat
91 Bulgaria 99.2% 2024 down 0.2% flat
92 Japan 99.2% 2024 up 0.3% flat
93 Barbados 99.2% 2024 up 0.4% flat
94 Chile 99.1% 2024 up 1.1% flat
95 Argentina 99.0% 2016 up 1.4% flat
96 Saudi Arabia 99.0% 2024 down 0.0% flat
97 Bahamas 98.9% 2019 up 0.4% flat
98 Antigua and Barbuda 98.9% 2024 up 0.5% flat
99 Tonga 98.9% 2024 up 0.1% flat
100 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.8% 2024 up 0.1% flat
101 Bangladesh 98.8% 2024 up 1.6% flat
102 Latvia 98.8% 2024 up 0.4% flat
103 State of Palestine 98.8% 2024 down 0.2% rising
104 Vietnam 98.8% 2024 up 7.7% rising
104 Viet Nam 98.8% 2024 up 7.7% rising
106 Tuvalu 98.7% 2024 down 0.2% flat
107 Czechia 98.7% 2024 up 0.0% flat
108 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.6% 2017 up 0.1% flat
109 Iraq 98.4% 2024 up 5.4% rising
110 Canada 98.3% 2024 down 0.6% flat
111 North Macedonia 98.2% 2024 up 0.6% flat
112 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 98.2% 2024 up 5.8% rising
113 Niue 98.1% 2024 down 0.6% flat
114 Saint Lucia 98.1% 2024 up 3.4% rising
115 Montserrat 98.1% 2024 down 0.0% flat
116 Jersey 98.0% 2024 up 0.3% flat
117 Suriname 98.0% 2024 up 2.8% rising
118 Malaysia 97.9% 2024 up 0.6% flat
119 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 97.9% 2024 up 1.3% flat
120 Nauru 97.8% 2024 down 0.3% flat
120 Naoero 97.8% 2024 down 0.3% flat
122 Kazakhstan 97.8% 2024 up 2.8% rising
123 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.7% 2018 up 1.0% flat
124 Seychelles 97.7% 2024 up 1.8% flat
125 Azerbaijan 97.7% 2024 up 10.4% rising
126 Anguilla 97.5% 2017 up 0.6% flat
127 Dominican Republic 97.5% 2024 up 1.8% rising
128 Egypt 97.3% 2024 down 0.7% flat
129 Uzbekistan 97.3% 2024 up 3.9% rising
130 Georgia 97.3% 2024 up 1.4% flat
131 Ireland 97.1% 2024 up 0.2% flat
132 Colombia 97.1% 2024 up 2.3% rising
133 Dominica 97.0% 2024 up 1.1% flat
134 Russia 96.9% 2024 up 0.3% flat
134 Russian Federation 96.9% 2024 up 0.3% flat
136 Aruba 96.7% 2016 up 0.8% flat
137 Tunisia 96.7% 2024 up 4.5% rising
138 Mayotte 96.4% 2023 down 0.7% flat
139 Libya 96.4% 2024 up 2.9% flat
140 China 96.1% 2024 up 5.7% rising
141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.1% 2024 up 0.1% flat
142 Turkey 96.0% 2024 up 1.0% flat
142 Türkiye 96.0% 2024 up 1.0% flat
144 Laos 95.9% 2024 up 27.1% rising
144 Lao People's Democratic Republic 95.9% 2024 up 27.1% rising
146 Philippines 95.9% 2024 up 4.3% rising
147 Honduras 95.7% 2024 up 4.0% rising
148 India 95.7% 2024 up 7.5% rising
149 Guyana 95.6% 2024 up 2.6% rising
150 Peru 95.6% 2024 up 6.5% rising
151 Grenada 95.6% 2017 up 0.7% flat
152 Fiji 95.6% 2024 up 0.4% flat
153 Cayman Islands 95.5% 2024 down 0.4% flat
154 Serbia 95.4% 2024 up 2.7% rising
155 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 95.3% 2020 up 0.9% flat
156 Panama 95.3% 2024 up 2.8% rising
157 Cuba 95.1% 2024 up 1.7% flat
158 Albania 95.1% 2024 up 2.3% rising
159 Kyrgyzstan 94.9% 2024 up 6.7% rising
160 Belize 94.8% 2024 up 2.1% rising
161 French Guiana 94.8% 2024 up 1.2% flat
162 Syria 94.1% 2024 up 1.0% flat
162 Syrian Arab Republic 94.1% 2024 up 1.0% flat
164 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 93.9% 2023 down 2.1% falling
165 Nepal 93.6% 2024 up 6.3% rising
166 Ukraine 93.5% 2024 up 0.2% falling
167 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 93.4% 2024 up 5.0% rising
168 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 93.3% 2024 down 1.5% flat
169 Guatemala 93.2% 2024 up 2.5% rising
170 Moldova 92.7% 2024 up 4.8% rising
170 Republic of Moldova 92.7% 2024 up 4.8% rising
172 Oman 92.7% 2024 up 3.2% rising
173 Lebanon 92.6% 2024 up 2.1% rising
174 Algeria 92.4% 2024 up 1.3% flat
175 Cabo Verde 92.3% 2024 up 9.1% rising
176 Morocco 92.2% 2024 up 14.2% rising
177 Ecuador 92.1% 2024 up 2.5% rising
178 Micronesia 91.8% 2024 up 1.9% flat
179 Botswana 91.8% 2024 up 5.4% rising
180 El Salvador 91.6% 2024 up 7.0% rising
181 Pakistan 90.7% 2024 up 1.4% flat
182 Sri Lanka 90.2% 2024 up 3.0% rising
183 South Africa 90.2% 2024 down 2.5% rising
184 Poland 90.1% 2024 down 5.6% falling
185 Caribbean 90.0% 2024 up 2.0% rising
186 Ghana 89.9% 2024 up 13.0% rising
187 Micronesia (Federated States of) 89.9% 2020 down 0.8% flat
188 Tajikistan 89.2% 2024 up 16.1% rising
189 Indonesia 89.0% 2024 up 2.4% rising
190 Gabon 88.6% 2024 up 3.1% rising
191 Senegal 88.0% 2024 up 15.1% rising
192 Jamaica 87.6% 2024 down 3.6% falling
193 Marshall Islands 87.4% 2024 down 0.6% flat
194 East Timor 87.3% 2024 up 24.3% rising
194 Timor-Leste 87.3% 2024 up 24.3% rising
196 Vanuatu 87.1% 2024 up 0.7% flat
197 Gambia 87.1% 2024 up 7.2% rising
198 Namibia 86.5% 2024 up 4.8% rising
199 Mali 86.4% 2024 up 20.1% rising
200 Mongolia 86.1% 2024 up 9.7% rising
201 Myanmar 85.7% 2024 up 19.6% rising
202 Comoros 85.1% 2024 down 1.2% flat
203 Cambodia 82.8% 2024 up 15.8% rising
204 Nigeria 82.2% 2024 up 23.7% rising
205 Afghanistan 80.8% 2024 up 38.8% rising
206 Eswatini 80.4% 2024 up 17.7% rising
207 Djibouti 79.7% 2024 up 3.0% rising
208 Kiribati 79.1% 2024 up 11.1% rising
209 Liberia 78.8% 2024 up 9.4% rising
210 Lesotho 78.1% 2024 up 8.0% rising
211 Sao Tome and Principe 78.0% 2024 up 3.9% rising
212 Mauritania 77.3% 2024 up 24.0% rising
213 Cote d'Ivoire 77.2% 2024 up 4.5% rising
213 Côte d'Ivoire 77.2% 2024 up 4.5% rising
215 Somalia 75.3% 2024 up 45.2% rising
216 Yemen 75.0% 2024 up 28.8% rising
217 Guinea 74.2% 2024 up 19.8% rising
218 Congo 73.5% 2021 up 9.4% rising
219 Zambia 73.4% 2024 up 17.2% rising
220 Haiti 73.3% 2024 up 10.1% rising
221 Malawi 73.1% 2024 up 12.1% rising
222 Solomon Islands 71.6% 2024 down 2.1% falling
223 Cameroon 71.4% 2024 up 8.2% rising
224 Benin 69.6% 2024 up 5.0% rising
225 Sierra Leone 68.1% 2024 up 20.7% rising
226 Angola 68.0% 2024 up 19.1% rising
227 Zimbabwe 67.2% 2024 down 0.3% flat
228 Mozambique 66.6% 2024 up 43.6% rising
229 Burundi 65.9% 2024 up 9.8% rising
230 Kenya 65.6% 2024 up 14.4% rising
231 Sudan 64.9% 2024 up 17.4% rising
232 Togo 64.8% 2024 up 10.0% rising
233 Equatorial Guinea 64.7% 2017 up 13.2% rising
234 United Republic of Tanzania 64.6% 2024 up 31.5% rising
235 Uganda 63.0% 2024 up 35.5% rising
236 Guinea-Bissau 61.8% 2024 up 2.7% rising
237 Rwanda 61.4% 2024 up 10.3% rising
238 Melanesia 59.4% 2024 up 15.0% rising
239 Ethiopia 55.6% 2024 up 37.4% rising
240 Madagascar 55.3% 2024 up 16.6% rising
241 Niger 53.4% 2024 up 14.6% rising
242 Papua New Guinea 53.3% 2024 up 24.5% rising
243 Chad 52.2% 2024 up 10.8% rising
244 Eritrea 51.8% 2016 up 6.1% rising
245 Burkina Faso 50.0% 2024 down 4.4% falling
246 South Sudan 39.7% 2024 down 1.4% flat
247 Central African Republic 36.5% 2024 down 15.8% falling
248 Democratic Republic of the Congo 35.7% 2024 down 2.1% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by location (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
282 places, 6,847 data points, 2000–2024
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