Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — South Asia

Access to clean water in South Asia in 2024 — 95.9%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 14.7 pp.

2024 95.9% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 95.9%2024
Period minimum 81.2%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — South Asia, 2000–2024808590951002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 81.2%2001: 81.7%2002: 82.4%2003: 83%2004: 83.6%2005: 84.3%2006: 84.9%2007: 85.5%2008: 86.1%2009: 86.8%2010: 87.4%2011: 88%2012: 88.6%2013: 89.3%2014: 89.9%2015: 90.5%2016: 91.1%2017: 91.7%2018: 92.3%2019: 92.9%2020: 93.6%2021: 94.2%2022: 94.8%2023: 95.4%2024: 95.9%
Change over the period: +14.7 pp Annual average: 0.61 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

South Asia 95.9%
World 91.5%
Access to clean water — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 95.9 +0.6 pp
2023 95.4 +0.6 pp
2022 94.8 +0.6 pp
2021 94.2 +0.6 pp
2020 93.6 +0.6 pp
2019 92.9 +0.6 pp
2018 92.3 +0.6 pp
2017 91.7 +0.6 pp
2016 91.1 +0.6 pp
2015 90.5 +0.6 pp
2014 89.9 +0.6 pp
2013 89.3 +0.6 pp
2012 88.6 +0.6 pp
2011 88 +0.6 pp
2010 87.4 +0.6 pp
2009 86.8 +0.6 pp
2008 86.1 +0.6 pp
2007 85.5 +0.6 pp
2006 84.9 +0.6 pp
2005 84.3 +0.6 pp
2004 83.6 +0.6 pp
2003 83 +0.6 pp
2002 82.4 +0.6 pp
2001 81.7 +0.5 pp
2000 81.2

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.