Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 81.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Palestine, State of, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Palestine, State of is 81.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Palestine, State of peaked at 81.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2000.
Palestine, State of ranks 40th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.0% | — |
| 2001 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 77.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.5% | 77.0% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 80.3% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 81.9% | 81.9% | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Palestine, State of?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Palestine, State of was 81.9% 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Palestine, State of ranks 40th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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.