People using at least basic drinking water services in China
China: People using at least basic drinking water services was 96.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in China, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services in China stood at 96.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in China peaked at 96.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2000.
That places China 117th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 84.0% | 80.6% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 88.4% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.0% | 96.1% | 5 |
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More health data for China
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 9.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 9.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 8.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 9.57 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 9.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 8.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 7.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 6.93 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 7.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 8.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in China?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in China was 96.1% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2000.
- How does China rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- China ranks 117th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.