Share of population not using improved drinking water sources by country
Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.
Countries reporting
224
Highest
40.2%
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0.0%
Tokelau
Median
1.2%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,586
What the numbers show
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources is currently reported for 224 countries. The highest value is 40.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0.0% in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.2%, and the mean is 5.2%.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 170 fell. The largest increase was in Cook Islands (up 315.5%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 40.2% | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 2 | Madagascar | 39.6% | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 39.4% | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 36.7% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 5 | Chad | 35.2% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 6 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.4% | 2017 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 7 | Eritrea | 30.6% | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 8 | Niger | 29.8% | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 9 | Kenya | 25.6% | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 10 | Mozambique | 24.7% | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 24.4% | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 23.3% | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 13 | Benin | 23.0% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 14 | Tanzania | 22.6% | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 15 | South Sudan | 22.4% | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 16 | Solomon Islands | 22.2% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 17 | Angola | 20.9% | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 18 | Zambia | 19.5% | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 18.5% | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 18.2% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 21 | Togo | 17.7% | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 22 | Somalia | 17.1% | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 16.7% | 2024 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 24 | Kiribati | 16.4% | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 25 | Congo | 16.2% | 2021 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 26 | Rwanda | 15.8% | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15.8% | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 28 | Haiti | 15.6% | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 15.2% | 2024 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 30 | Uganda | 13.9% | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 31 | Nigeria | 13.8% | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 32 | Guinea | 13.8% | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 33 | Cameroon | 13.7% | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 34 | Burundi | 13.7% | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 35 | Myanmar | 13.6% | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 36 | Eswatini | 13.5% | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 37 | Lesotho | 12.6% | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 38 | Liberia | 12.5% | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 39 | Mauritania | 10.4% | 2024 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 40 | Micronesia (country) | 10.1% | 2020 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 41 | Poland | 9.9% | 2024 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 9.8% | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 43 | Senegal | 9.2% | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 44 | Yemen | 9.1% | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 45 | Mali | 8.9% | 2024 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 8.5% | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 47 | Mongolia | 8.4% | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 48 | East Timor | 8.1% | 2024 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 8.0% | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 50 | Cambodia | 7.9% | 2024 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 51 | Gambia | 7.0% | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 52 | Namibia | 6.5% | 2024 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 53 | Bolivia | 6.5% | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 54 | Sudan | 6.3% | 2024 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 55 | Venezuela | 6.2% | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 56 | Malawi | 5.8% | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 57 | Moldova | 5.7% | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 58 | Gabon | 5.6% | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 59 | Ghana | 5.6% | 2024 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 60 | North Korea | 5.4% | 2023 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Guatemala | 5.2% | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 62 | French Guiana | 5.2% | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 63 | Pakistan | 4.9% | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 64 | Djibouti | 4.7% | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 65 | Falkland Islands | 4.7% | 2020 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 66 | Indonesia | 4.7% | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 67 | Cayman Islands | 4.5% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 68 | Laos | 4.1% | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Ecuador | 4.0% | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 70 | Comoros | 4.0% | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 71 | Belize | 4.0% | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 72 | Botswana | 4.0% | 2024 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 73 | Morocco | 3.9% | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Peru | 3.8% | 2024 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 75 | Fiji | 3.7% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 76 | China | 3.7% | 2024 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 78 | Aruba | 3.3% | 2016 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 79 | Honduras | 3.2% | 2024 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 80 | Grenada | 3.2% | 2017 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 81 | Albania | 3.0% | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 82 | Dominica | 3.0% | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 83 | Nepal | 2.9% | 2024 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 85 | Panama | 2.9% | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 86 | Algeria | 2.9% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.8% | 2024 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 88 | Colombia | 2.7% | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 89 | Anguilla | 2.5% | 2017 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 90 | Russia | 2.5% | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 91 | South Africa | 2.4% | 2024 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 92 | Seychelles | 2.3% | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 93 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.3% | 2018 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 94 | Cuba | 2.2% | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 2.1% | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 96 | Cape Verde | 2.0% | 2024 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 97 | Jersey | 1.9% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 98 | Jamaica | 1.9% | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 99 | Montserrat | 1.9% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 100 | Egypt | 1.9% | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 101 | India | 1.9% | 2024 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 102 | Guyana | 1.9% | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 103 | Niue | 1.9% | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 104 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.8% | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Canada | 1.7% | 2024 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 106 | Malaysia | 1.7% | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 107 | Georgia | 1.7% | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 108 | Nauru | 1.6% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.6% | 2024 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.4% | 2017 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 111 | Tunisia | 1.4% | 2024 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 112 | Philippines | 1.3% | 2024 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 1.3% | 2024 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 114 | Vietnam | 1.2% | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Marshall Islands | 1.2% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 1.2% | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.1% | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 118 | Bahamas | 1.1% | 2019 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 119 | Turkey | 1.0% | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 120 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2016 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 121 | Suriname | 0.9% | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 122 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2024 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Chile | 0.9% | 2024 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 124 | Tuvalu | 0.9% | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 125 | Ukraine | 0.8% | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 126 | Japan | 0.8% | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 0.8% | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 128 | Serbia | 0.7% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 129 | Iraq | 0.7% | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.7% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 131 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 132 | Saint Helena | 0.7% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 133 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.7% | 2017 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 134 | Jordan | 0.6% | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 135 | Barbados | 0.6% | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 136 | Samoa | 0.6% | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Latvia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 138 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.5% | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 139 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5% | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Guam | 0.5% | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 142 | Palau | 0.5% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 143 | New Caledonia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Mexico | 0.5% | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Slovenia | 0.4% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 146 | Cook Islands | 0.4% | 2024 | up 315.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Saudi Arabia | 0.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 149 | Cyprus | 0.3% | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 150 | Iran | 0.3% | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 152 | Oman | 0.2% | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 153 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 154 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.2% | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 155 | Maldives | 0.2% | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2024 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Libya | 0.2% | 2024 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Tonga | 0.2% | 2024 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 160 | British Virgin Islands | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 161 | Reunion | 0.1% | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 162 | Belarus | 0.1% | 2024 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 163 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Syria | 0.1% | 2024 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Italy | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Bahrain | 0.1% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 168 | Turkmenistan | 0.1% | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.1% | 2024 | up 205.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Spain | 0.1% | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2024 | down 76.7% | falling |
| 174 | Bhutan | 0.1% | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Australia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 179 | United States | 0.0% | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2024 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 181 | San Marino | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Andorra | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | American Samoa | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Austria | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Brazil | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Brunei | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Curacao | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Germany | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Finland | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | France | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | United Kingdom | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Greece | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Greenland | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Hong Kong | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Isle of Man | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Israel | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | South Korea | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Macao | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Monaco | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Norway | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | New Zealand | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Palestine | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | French Polynesia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Romania | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 182 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Barthelemy | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Tokelau | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.