Share using safely managed drinking water in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Share using safely managed drinking water was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 163 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
98.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share using safely managed drinking water in Hong Kong, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share using safely managed drinking water in Hong Kong stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Hong Kong peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2000.
That places Hong Kong 1st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.4% | — |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.6%, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.4% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 1 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 1 Macao 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Barthelemy 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
More environment data for Hong Kong
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.45 % 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 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in Hong Kong?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Hong Kong was 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.