Share using safely managed drinking water in Kuwait

Kuwait: 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 2000
All-time low
100.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share using safely managed drinking water in Kuwait, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 100 %2001: 100 %2002: 100 %2003: 100 %2004: 100 %2005: 100 %2006: 100 %2007: 100 %2008: 100 %2009: 100 %2010: 100 %2011: 100 %2012: 100 %2013: 100 %2014: 100 %2015: 100 %2016: 100 %2017: 100 %2018: 100 %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 Kuwait stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.

That places Kuwait 1st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 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 Kuwait?
Share using safely managed drinking water in Kuwait 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 Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
How does Kuwait rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
Kuwait ranks 1st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kuwait 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
Last refreshed

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.