Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — China

Access to clean water in China in 2024 — 96.1%. Ranked 111 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 15.5 pp.

2024 96.1% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 111of 202
Period maximum 96.1%2024
Period minimum 80.6%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — China, 2000–2024808590951002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 80.6%2001: 80.9%2002: 81.9%2003: 82.8%2004: 83.7%2005: 84.5%2006: 85.4%2007: 86.2%2008: 86.9%2009: 87.7%2010: 88.4%2011: 89.1%2012: 89.7%2013: 90.3%2014: 90.9%2015: 91.5%2016: 92.1%2017: 92.6%2018: 93.1%2019: 93.5%2020: 94%2021: 94.6%2022: 95.4%2023: 96.1%2024: 96.1%
Change over the period: +15.5 pp Annual average: 0.65 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China

China 96.1%
World 91.5%
Eastern Asia computed 96.5%
Access to clean water — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 96.1 +0 pp
2023 96.1 +0.6 pp
2022 95.4 +0.8 pp
2021 94.6 +0.7 pp
2020 94 +0.4 pp
2019 93.5 +0.5 pp
2018 93.1 +0.5 pp
2017 92.6 +0.5 pp
2016 92.1 +0.5 pp
2015 91.5 +0.6 pp
2014 90.9 +0.6 pp
2013 90.3 +0.6 pp
2012 89.7 +0.6 pp
2011 89.1 +0.7 pp
2010 88.4 +0.7 pp
2009 87.7 +0.7 pp
2008 86.9 +0.8 pp
2007 86.2 +0.8 pp
2006 85.4 +0.8 pp
2005 84.5 +0.9 pp
2004 83.7 +0.9 pp
2003 82.8 +0.9 pp
2002 81.9 +0.9 pp
2001 80.9 +0.3 pp
2000 80.6

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.