Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 92.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 92.9% for share of urban population using at least basic water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Pakistan peaked at 96.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 92.9%, in 2022.
Pakistan ranks 144th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.7% | 94.6% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 93.3% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.9% | 93.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More environment data for Pakistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 525.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 203.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 9.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1976 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 250.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0509 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3976 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 24.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population using at least basic water services in Pakistan?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Pakistan was 92.9% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.9% in 2022.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Pakistan ranks 144th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.