Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Maldives
Maldives: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban population using at least basic water services 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 urban population using at least basic water services in Maldives is 99.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Maldives peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 2000.
That places Maldives 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.7% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.5% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 61 Palau 99.6% compare
- 62 Slovakia 99.6% compare
- 63 Georgia 99.6% compare
- 65 Cook Islands 99.5% compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 99.5% compare
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 99.5% 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 urban population using at least basic water services in Maldives?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Maldives was 99.5% 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 population using at least basic water services recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Maldives ranks 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 urban population using at least basic water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.