People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) by country
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30...
Countries reporting
214
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
35.7%
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
97.3%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
6,373
What the numbers show
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 35.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.3%, and the mean is 90.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 158 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 45.2%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 15.8%).
People using at least basic drinking water services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | American Samoa | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 1 | Brunei | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Curacao | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Greenland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 1 | Isle of Man | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macao | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Northern Mariana Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | French Polynesia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 42 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 43 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 44 | United States | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 45 | Australia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 46 | Armenia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 47 | Mauritius | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 48 | Spain | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 49 | Saint Martin (French part) | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 50 | Turkmenistan | 99.9% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 51 | Bahrain | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 52 | Lithuania | 99.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 53 | Italy | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Croatia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 55 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 56 | British Virgin Islands | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 58 | Slovakia | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 59 | Sweden | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 60 | Maldives | 99.8% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 61 | Cyprus | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 62 | Uruguay | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 63 | Paraguay | 99.6% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 64 | Slovenia | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 65 | Bhutan | 99.5% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 66 | Mexico | 99.5% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 67 | New Caledonia | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 68 | Palau | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 69 | Guam | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 70 | United States Virgin Islands | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 71 | Samoa | 99.4% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 72 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 99.3% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 73 | Portugal | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 74 | Jordan | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 75 | Montenegro | 99.3% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.3% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 99.2% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 78 | Japan | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 79 | Barbados | 99.2% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 80 | Chile | 99.1% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 81 | Argentina | 99.0% | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 99.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 83 | Bahamas | 98.9% | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 84 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 85 | Tonga | 98.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 86 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 98.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 87 | Bangladesh | 98.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 88 | Latvia | 98.8% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 89 | Palestine | 98.8% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 90 | Vietnam | 98.8% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 91 | Tuvalu | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 92 | Czechia | 98.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 93 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 98.6% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 94 | Iraq | 98.4% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 95 | Canada | 98.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 98.2% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 97 | Saint Lucia | 98.1% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 98 | Suriname | 98.0% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 99 | Malaysia | 97.9% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 100 | Iran | 97.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 101 | Nauru | 97.8% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | 97.8% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 103 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97.7% | 2018 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 104 | Seychelles | 97.7% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 97.7% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 97.5% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 107 | Egypt | 97.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | 97.3% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 109 | Georgia | 97.3% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 110 | Ireland | 97.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 111 | Colombia | 97.1% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 112 | Dominica | 97.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 113 | Russia | 96.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 114 | Aruba | 96.7% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 115 | Tunisia | 96.7% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 116 | Libya | 96.4% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 117 | China | 96.1% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 119 | Turkey | 96.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 120 | Laos | 95.9% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 121 | Philippines | 95.9% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 122 | Honduras | 95.7% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 123 | India | 95.7% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 124 | Guyana | 95.6% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 125 | Peru | 95.6% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 126 | Grenada | 95.6% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 127 | Fiji | 95.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 128 | Cayman Islands | 95.5% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 129 | Serbia | 95.4% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 130 | Panama | 95.3% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 131 | Cuba | 95.1% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 132 | Albania | 95.1% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 94.9% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 134 | Belize | 94.8% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 135 | Syria | 94.1% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 136 | North Korea | 93.9% | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 137 | Nepal | 93.6% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 138 | Ukraine | 93.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 139 | Bolivia | 93.4% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 140 | Venezuela | 93.3% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 141 | Guatemala | 93.2% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 142 | Moldova | 92.7% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 143 | Oman | 92.7% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 144 | Lebanon | 92.6% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 145 | Algeria | 92.4% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 146 | Cape Verde | 92.3% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 147 | Morocco | 92.2% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 148 | Ecuador | 92.1% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 149 | Botswana | 91.8% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 150 | El Salvador | 91.6% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 151 | Pakistan | 90.7% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 152 | Sri Lanka | 90.2% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 153 | South Africa | 90.2% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 154 | Poland | 90.1% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 155 | Ghana | 89.9% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 156 | Micronesia (country) | 89.9% | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 157 | Tajikistan | 89.2% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 158 | Indonesia | 89.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 159 | Gabon | 88.6% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 160 | Senegal | 88.0% | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 161 | Jamaica | 87.6% | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 162 | Marshall Islands | 87.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 163 | East Timor | 87.3% | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 87.1% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 165 | Gambia | 87.1% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 166 | Namibia | 86.5% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 167 | Mali | 86.4% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 168 | Mongolia | 86.1% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 169 | Myanmar | 85.7% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 170 | Comoros | 85.1% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 171 | Cambodia | 82.8% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 172 | Nigeria | 82.2% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 173 | Afghanistan | 80.8% | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 174 | Eswatini | 80.4% | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 175 | Djibouti | 79.7% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 176 | Kiribati | 79.1% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 177 | Liberia | 78.8% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 178 | Lesotho | 78.1% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 78.0% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 180 | Mauritania | 77.3% | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 181 | Cote d'Ivoire | 77.2% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 182 | Somalia | 75.3% | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 183 | Yemen | 75.0% | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 184 | Guinea | 74.2% | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 185 | Congo | 73.5% | 2021 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 186 | Zambia | 73.4% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 187 | Haiti | 73.3% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 188 | Malawi | 73.1% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 189 | Solomon Islands | 71.6% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 190 | Cameroon | 71.4% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 191 | Benin | 69.6% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 192 | Sierra Leone | 68.1% | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 193 | Angola | 68.0% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 194 | Zimbabwe | 67.2% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 195 | Mozambique | 66.6% | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 196 | Burundi | 65.9% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 197 | Kenya | 65.6% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 198 | Sudan | 64.9% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 199 | Togo | 64.8% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 200 | Equatorial Guinea | 64.7% | 2017 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 201 | Tanzania | 64.6% | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 202 | Uganda | 63.0% | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 203 | Guinea-Bissau | 61.8% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 204 | Rwanda | 61.4% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 205 | Ethiopia | 55.6% | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 206 | Madagascar | 55.3% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 207 | Niger | 53.4% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 208 | Papua New Guinea | 53.3% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 209 | Chad | 52.2% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 210 | Eritrea | 51.8% | 2016 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 211 | Burkina Faso | 50.0% | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 212 | South Sudan | 39.7% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 213 | Central African Republic | 36.5% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 214 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 35.7% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 99.9%
- North America 99.8%
- Post-demographic dividend 99.5%
- High income 99.2%
- OECD members 99.2%
- European Union 99.1%
- Europe & Central Asia 98.0%
- Caribbean small states 97.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 97.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 97.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 97.5%
- Late-demographic dividend 96.7%
About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.