Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Japan
Japan: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 98.7% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Japan, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Japan stood at 98.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Japan peaked at 98.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2000.
Japan ranks 35th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.9% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 32 Puerto Rico 98.9% compare
- 33 Bahrain, Kingdom of 98.9% compare
- 34 Austria 98.9% compare
- 36 United States Virgin Islands 98.7% compare
- 37 United Arab Emirates 98.6% compare
- 38 Czech Republic 98.1% compare
More environment data for Japan
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 16.66 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 23.82 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 33,416 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 9,315 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Japan?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Japan was 98.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Japan ranks 35th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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