Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services by country
Countries reporting
105
Highest
100
France
Lowest
10.38
Tuvalu
Median
75.62
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,610
What the numbers show
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 100 in France; the lowest is 10.38 in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 75.62, and the mean is 69.28.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 160.1%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 32.4%).
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 100 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong (China) | 100 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macau (China) | 100 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Barthélemy | 100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Germany | 100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 99.8 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 99.65 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Australia | 99.65 | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Israel | 99.47 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Lithuania | 99.32 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 99.24 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Czechia | 98.02 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Palau | 97.7 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 20 | United States of America | 97.68 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 21 | Portugal | 96.96 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Turkmenistan | 96.94 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 23 | Saint Martin (French part) | 96.63 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Croatia | 96.48 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | China | 96.43 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 26 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 96.23 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Ireland | 96.12 | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 94.95 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Uruguay | 94.59 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | Samoa | 91.96 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 31 | Morocco | 91.25 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 32 | Brazil | 90.66 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 33 | Georgia | 89.31 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 88.92 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 35 | Ukraine | 88.28 | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 36 | Montenegro | 87.32 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 84.73 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 38 | India | 82.97 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 39 | Ecuador | 82.35 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 40 | Palestine, State of | 81.86 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 41 | Colombia | 81.81 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 42 | Serbia | 81.6 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 81.01 | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 80.39 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 80.11 | 2024 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 46 | Honduras | 78.44 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 47 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 76.96 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 48 | Eswatini | 76.88 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 76.53 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 50 | Guyana | 76.04 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 51 | Viet Nam | 75.82 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 52 | El Salvador | 75.71 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 53 | South Africa | 75.62 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 54 | Myanmar | 74.21 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 73.08 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 56 | Paraguay | 72.21 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 57 | Algeria | 72.13 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 58 | Lesotho | 69.38 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 59 | Botswana | 68.88 | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 60 | Gambia | 68.43 | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 61 | Tunisia | 67.89 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 62 | Iraq | 64.6 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 63 | Suriname | 63.41 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 64 | Philippines | 62.22 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 65 | Bhutan | 61.51 | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 66 | Ghana | 60.23 | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 67 | Congo | 58.63 | 2021 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 68 | Cambodia | 57.16 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 69 | Peru | 56.24 | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 55.43 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 71 | Mongolia | 55.41 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 72 | Bangladesh | 54.31 | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 73 | Rwanda | 53.43 | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 74 | Fiji | 52.53 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 75 | Malawi | 52.41 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 76 | Guatemala | 51.72 | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 77 | Côte d'Ivoire | 51.45 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 78 | Tonga | 50.88 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 79 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 50.85 | 2024 | up 160.1% | rising |
| 80 | Zambia | 50.18 | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 81 | Mozambique | 47.54 | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 46.95 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 83 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 46.54 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Pakistan | 45.43 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 85 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 45.17 | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Senegal | 41.13 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | 40.3 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 88 | Uganda | 39.97 | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 89 | Madagascar | 38.57 | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 90 | Ethiopia | 38.39 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 38.25 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 92 | Afghanistan | 36.38 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 93 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.08 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 94 | Nigeria | 36.05 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 95 | Indonesia | 34.66 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 96 | Togo | 34.61 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 97 | Benin | 28.44 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 98 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 24.15 | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 99 | Nepal | 23.62 | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 100 | Kiribati | 20.87 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 101 | Nauru | 18.66 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 102 | Chad | 17.59 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | 12.5 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 104 | Central African Republic | 11.25 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 105 | Tuvalu | 10.38 | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |