People using safely managed drinking water services in Japan
Japan: People using safely managed drinking water services was 98.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services in Japan, 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 safely managed drinking water services in Japan stood at 98.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Japan peaked at 98.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2000.
That places Japan 34th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.9% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 31 Puerto Rico 98.9% compare
- 32 Bahrain 98.9% compare
- 33 Austria 98.9% compare
- 35 United States Virgin Islands 98.7% compare
- 36 United Arab Emirates 98.6% compare
- 37 Czechia 98.1% compare
More health data for Japan
- Age dependency ratio 70.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 557,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 526,359 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 549,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 519,138 (2025)
- Population, female 63.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 541,842 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 531,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 513,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 533,538 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Japan?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Japan was 98.7% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Japan ranks 34th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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 safely managed 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 drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.