Share of the population using improved water sources wash in India
India: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 98.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in India, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 98.07 for share of the population using improved water sources wash in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in India peaked at 98.07 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.31, in 2000.
India ranks 131st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.03 | 84.31 | 89.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.87 | 90.3 | 95.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.01 | 95.94 | 98.07 | 5 |
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More environment data for India
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.00 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 14.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 63,080 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 37,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 768,863 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.05 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 1.34 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in India?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in India was 98.07 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 98.07 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.31 in 2000.
- How does India rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- India ranks 131st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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