Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Australia
Australia: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 178 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2014
All-time low
99.1%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Australia, 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Australia stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Australia peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 99.1%, in 2000.
Australia ranks 1st of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.1% | — |
| 2001 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Australia's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.4%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Armenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Brazil 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Estonia 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Greece 100.0% compare
- 1 Greenland 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Netherlands 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine 100.0% compare
- 1 Romania 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovakia 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0% compare
- 1 Tokelau 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom 100.0% compare
- 1 United States 100.0% compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Australia?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Australia 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.1% in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.