Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in World
World: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 73.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in World, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in World is 73.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in World peaked at 73.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 2000.
That places World 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.3% | — |
| 2001 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 72.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.7% | 61.3% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 64.8% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 70.5% | 73.7% | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in World?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in World was 73.7% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2000.
- How does World rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- World ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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