Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Korea
Korea: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 100 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 224 countries
All-time high
100
in 2024
All-time low
98.77
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2024
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Korea, 2002–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Korea stood at 100. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Korea peaked at 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.77, in 2002.
That places Korea 1st out of 224 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.82 | 98.77 | 98.98 | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.37 | 99.05 | 99.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9 | 99.77 | 100 | 5 |
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More environment data for Korea
- Heating Degree Days 4,260 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,564 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Korea?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Korea 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.77 in 2002.
- How does Korea rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea 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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