Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Malawi
Malawi: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 94.19 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Malawi stood at 94.19. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Malawi peaked at 94.19 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.32, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 176th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.25 | 68.32 | 78.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1 | 79.23 | 88.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.1 | 90 | 94.19 | 5 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.67 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 157.29 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.62 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,850 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.6 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 282.19 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 65.23 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,000 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Malawi?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Malawi was 94.19 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 94.19 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.32 in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Malawi ranks 176th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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