Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Pakistan
Pakistan: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 45.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 45.0% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Pakistan peaked at 45.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2000.
Pakistan ranks 120th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.1% | 42.6% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 43.7% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 44.8% | 45.0% | 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -19.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.76 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.74 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Pakistan?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Pakistan was 45.0% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Pakistan ranks 120th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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