Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Canada
Canada: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 98.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 98.5% for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Canada peaked at 98.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2000.
That places Canada 59th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 56 Latvia 98.5% compare
- 57 Czechia 98.5% compare
- 58 Vietnam 98.5% compare
- 60 Saint Lucia 98.2% compare
- 61 North Macedonia 98.1% compare
More environment data for Canada
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 768.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 30.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7994 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 71.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 133.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1643 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5773 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 28.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Canada?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Canada was 98.5% 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Canada ranks 59th 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 Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada 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.