Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Western Asia
Western Asia: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Western Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 75.4% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Western Asia peaked at 75.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 2000.
Western Asia ranks 18th of 31 groups 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 safely managed drinking water in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.9% | — |
| 2001 | 67.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.1% | 67.9% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 71.7% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 74.5% | 75.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 15 Isle of Man 99.9% compare
- 16 Malta 99.8% compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.8% compare
- 17 United Kingdom 99.8% compare
- 19 Sweden 99.8% compare
- 20 Cyprus 99.7% compare
- 21 France 99.7% compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 23.62 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 8.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 20.01 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Western Asia?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Western Asia was 75.4% 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 2000.
- How does Western Asia rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Western Asia ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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