Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 100 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 224 countries
All-time high
100
in 2019
All-time low
98.91
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Hong Kong, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved water sources wash in Hong Kong is 100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Hong Kong peaked at 100 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 98.91, in 2000.
That places Hong Kong 1st out of 224 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.91 | — |
| 2001 | 98.97 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.02 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.08 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.14 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.2 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.26 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.32 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.38 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.43 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.49 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.55 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.61 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.67 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.73 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.78 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.84 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.9 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.96 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.17 | 98.91 | 99.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.75 | 99.49 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 5 |
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- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0539 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.5372 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.133 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0152 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Hong Kong?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Hong Kong was 100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.91 in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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