Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Maldives
Maldives: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Maldives, 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 Maldives is 0.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Maldives peaked at 5.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
That places Maldives 155th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 152 Oman 0.2% compare
- 153 North Macedonia 0.2% compare
- 154 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2% compare
- 156 Kazakhstan 0.2% compare
- 157 Montenegro 0.2% compare
- 158 Libya 0.2% compare
More environment data for Maldives
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1701 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1585 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Maldives?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Maldives was 0.2% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Maldives ranks 155th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.