Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas by country
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.
Countries reporting
103
Highest
100.0%
France
Lowest
10.4%
Tuvalu
Median
74.2%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,610
What the numbers show
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in France; the lowest is 10.4% in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 74.2%, and the mean is 68.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 160.1%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 32.4%).
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macao | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Barthelemy | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Germany | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Australia | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Israel | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Lithuania | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Czechia | 98.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Palau | 97.7% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 20 | United States | 97.7% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 21 | Portugal | 97.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Turkmenistan | 96.9% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 23 | Saint Martin (French part) | 96.6% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Croatia | 96.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | China | 96.4% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 26 | Iran | 96.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 28 | Romania | 95.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Uruguay | 94.6% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | Samoa | 92.0% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 31 | Morocco | 91.3% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 32 | Brazil | 90.7% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 33 | Georgia | 89.3% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 88.9% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 35 | Ukraine | 88.3% | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 36 | Montenegro | 87.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 84.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 38 | India | 83.0% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 39 | Ecuador | 82.4% | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 40 | Palestine | 81.9% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 41 | Colombia | 81.8% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 42 | Serbia | 81.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 81.0% | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 80.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 80.1% | 2024 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 46 | Honduras | 78.4% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 47 | North Korea | 77.0% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 48 | Eswatini | 76.9% | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 76.5% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 50 | Guyana | 76.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 51 | Vietnam | 75.8% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 52 | El Salvador | 75.7% | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 53 | South Africa | 75.6% | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 54 | Myanmar | 74.2% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 73.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 56 | Paraguay | 72.2% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 57 | Algeria | 72.1% | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 58 | Lesotho | 69.4% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 59 | Botswana | 68.9% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 60 | Gambia | 68.4% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 61 | Tunisia | 67.9% | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 62 | Iraq | 64.6% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 63 | Suriname | 63.4% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 64 | Philippines | 62.2% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 65 | Bhutan | 61.5% | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 66 | Ghana | 60.2% | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 67 | Congo | 58.6% | 2021 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 68 | Cambodia | 57.2% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 69 | Peru | 56.2% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 55.4% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 71 | Mongolia | 55.4% | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 72 | Bangladesh | 54.3% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 73 | Rwanda | 53.4% | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 74 | Fiji | 52.5% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 75 | Malawi | 52.4% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 76 | Guatemala | 51.7% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 77 | Cote d'Ivoire | 51.5% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 78 | Tonga | 50.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 79 | Laos | 50.9% | 2024 | up 160.1% | rising |
| 80 | Zambia | 50.2% | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 81 | Mozambique | 47.5% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 46.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 83 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 46.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Pakistan | 45.4% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 85 | Tanzania | 45.2% | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Senegal | 41.1% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | 40.3% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 88 | Uganda | 40.0% | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 89 | Madagascar | 38.6% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 90 | Ethiopia | 38.4% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 38.3% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 92 | Afghanistan | 36.4% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 93 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.1% | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 94 | Nigeria | 36.0% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 95 | Indonesia | 34.7% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 96 | Togo | 34.6% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 97 | Benin | 28.4% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 98 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 24.2% | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 99 | Nepal | 23.6% | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 100 | Kiribati | 20.9% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 101 | Nauru | 18.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 102 | Chad | 17.6% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | 12.5% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 104 | Central African Republic | 11.3% | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 105 | Tuvalu | 10.4% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.