People using at least basic drinking water services in Canada
Canada: People using at least basic drinking water services was 98.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Canada is 98.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Canada peaked at 99.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2024.
Canada ranks 95th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.6% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.3% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 92 Czechia 98.7% compare
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.6% compare
- 94 Iraq 98.4% compare
- 96 North Macedonia 98.2% compare
- 97 Saint Lucia 98.1% compare
- 98 Suriname 98.0% compare
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- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 222,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 217,801 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 224,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 219,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 225,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 242,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Canada?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Canada was 98.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Canada ranks 95th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.