Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Myanmar stood at 96.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Myanmar peaked at 96.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 123rd of 188 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 | 74.6% | 69.0% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 81.7% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.4% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 117.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.16 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 63.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 72.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0085 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0586 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population using at least basic water services in Myanmar?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Myanmar was 96.0% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Myanmar ranks 123rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.