Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Japan

Access to clean water in Japan in 2024 — 99.2%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.7 pp.

2024 99.2% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 77of 202
Period maximum 99.2%2023
Period minimum 98.5%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Japan, 2000–202498.498.698.89999.22000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 98.5%2001: 98.5%2002: 98.5%2003: 98.5%2004: 98.5%2005: 98.6%2006: 98.6%2007: 98.6%2008: 98.7%2009: 98.7%2010: 98.7%2011: 98.8%2012: 98.8%2013: 98.8%2014: 98.9%2015: 98.9%2016: 98.9%2017: 99%2018: 99%2019: 99%2020: 99.1%2021: 99.1%2022: 99.1%2023: 99.2%2024: 99.2%
Change over the period: +0.7 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Japan 99.2%
World 91.5%
Eastern Asia computed 96.5%
High-income countries computed 99.2%
Access to clean water — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99.2 +0 pp
2023 99.2 +0 pp
2022 99.1 +0 pp
2021 99.1 +0 pp
2020 99.1 +0 pp
2019 99 +0 pp
2018 99 +0 pp
2017 99 +0 pp
2016 98.9 +0 pp
2015 98.9 +0 pp
2014 98.9 +0 pp
2013 98.8 +0 pp
2012 98.8 +0 pp
2011 98.8 +0 pp
2010 98.7 +0 pp
2009 98.7 +0 pp
2008 98.7 +0 pp
2007 98.6 +0 pp
2006 98.6 +0 pp
2005 98.6 +0 pp
2004 98.5 +0 pp
2003 98.5 +0 pp
2002 98.5 +0 pp
2001 98.5 +0 pp
2000 98.5

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.