Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Canada
Canada: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 1.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Canada, 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 population not using improved drinking water sources in Canada is 1.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Canada peaked at 1.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.
Canada ranks 105th of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 768.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 30.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7994 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 71.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 133.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1643 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5773 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 28.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Canada?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Canada was 1.7% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
- How does Canada rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Canada ranks 105th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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 population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.