Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 45.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 45.4% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. 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 Pakistan peaked at 45.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2000.
Pakistan ranks 84th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.0% | — |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.1% | 45.0% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 45.2% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 45.4% | 45.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 81 Mozambique 47.5% compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 46.9% compare
- 83 Turks and Caicos Islands 46.5% compare
- 85 Tanzania, United Republic of 45.2% compare
- 86 Senegal 41.1% compare
- 87 Sao Tome and Principe 40.3% compare
More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -0.9117 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0016 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 7.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Pakistan?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Pakistan was 45.4% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Pakistan ranks 84th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.