Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Palestine
Palestine: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Palestine, 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 Palestine stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Palestine peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2000.
That places Palestine 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.0% | — |
| 2001 | 88.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 89.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 93.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.8%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.1% | 88.0% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 94.9% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for Palestine
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate -94.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate -92.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Palestine?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Palestine 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Palestine 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 Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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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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.