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

0204060801002000201220242000: 98.4 %2001: 98.5 %2002: 98.5 %2003: 98.6 %2004: 98.7 %2005: 98.8 %2006: 98.9 %2007: 99 %2008: 99.1 %2009: 99.1 %2010: 99.2 %2011: 99.3 %2012: 99.4 %2013: 99.5 %2014: 99.6 %2015: 99.7 %2016: 99.7 %2017: 99.8 %2018: 99.9 %2019: 100 %2020: 100 %2021: 100 %2022: 100 %2023: 100 %2024: 100 %

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%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Share using safely managed drinking water
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
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