Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by was 99.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 99.8% for proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by in Maldives peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 69th of 248 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.
Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.0% | — |
| 2001 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 99.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 99.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 97.3%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.5% | 94.0% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 97.2% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % 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 -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by in Maldives?
- Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by in Maldives was 99.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by?
- Maldives ranks 69th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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