Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Hong Kong, China, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Hong Kong, China stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Hong Kong, China peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2000.
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.4% | — |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.4% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Hong Kong, China?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Hong Kong, China was 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 1st out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.