People using at least basic drinking water services in Myanmar
Myanmar: People using at least basic drinking water services was 85.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar stood at 85.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Myanmar peaked at 85.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 169th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.5% | 47.0% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 64.1% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 83.7% | 85.7% | 5 |
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More health data for Myanmar
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 461,090 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 433,375 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 18.77 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 13.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 457,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 435,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 459,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 437,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 449,224 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Myanmar?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Myanmar was 85.7% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Myanmar ranks 169th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.