People using safely managed drinking water services in Malawi
Malawi: People using safely managed drinking water services was 18.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Malawi, 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 Malawi stood at 18.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Malawi peaked at 18.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 141st of 151 countries on this measure, 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 | 8.7% | 6.9% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.4% | 18.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Malawi?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Malawi was 18.2% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Malawi ranks 141st out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.