Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Malawi

Access to clean water in Malawi in 2024 — 73.1%. Ranked 178 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 18.9 pp.

2024 73.1% +0.8 pp vs 2023
World rank 178of 202
Period maximum 73.1%2024
Period minimum 54.1%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Malawi, 2000–20245055606570752000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 54.1%2001: 54.9%2002: 55.7%2003: 56.5%2004: 57.3%2005: 58.1%2006: 58.9%2007: 59.7%2008: 60.5%2009: 61.3%2010: 62.1%2011: 62.8%2012: 63.6%2013: 64.4%2014: 65.2%2015: 66%2016: 66.8%2017: 67.5%2018: 68.3%2019: 69.1%2020: 69.9%2021: 70.6%2022: 71.4%2023: 72.2%2024: 73.1%
Change over the period: +18.9 pp Annual average: 0.79 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Malawi 73.1%
World 91.5%
Eastern Africa computed 62.5%
Low-income countries computed 60.6%
Access to clean water — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 73.1 +0.8 pp
2023 72.2 +0.8 pp
2022 71.4 +0.8 pp
2021 70.6 +0.8 pp
2020 69.9 +0.8 pp
2019 69.1 +0.8 pp
2018 68.3 +0.8 pp
2017 67.5 +0.8 pp
2016 66.8 +0.8 pp
2015 66 +0.8 pp
2014 65.2 +0.8 pp
2013 64.4 +0.8 pp
2012 63.6 +0.8 pp
2011 62.8 +0.8 pp
2010 62.1 +0.8 pp
2009 61.3 +0.8 pp
2008 60.5 +0.8 pp
2007 59.7 +0.8 pp
2006 58.9 +0.8 pp
2005 58.1 +0.8 pp
2004 57.3 +0.8 pp
2003 56.5 +0.8 pp
2002 55.7 +0.8 pp
2001 54.9 +0.8 pp
2000 54.1

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.