Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Central America

Access to clean water in Central America in 2024 — 98.2%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 7.6 pp.

2024 98.2% +0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 98.2%2024
Period minimum 90.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Central America, 2000–202490929496981002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 90.7%2001: 91.1%2002: 91.6%2003: 92%2004: 92.5%2005: 92.9%2006: 93.3%2007: 93.6%2008: 93.9%2009: 94.1%2010: 94.4%2011: 94.8%2012: 95.1%2013: 95.4%2014: 95.7%2015: 96%2016: 96.3%2017: 96.6%2018: 96.9%2019: 97.1%2020: 97.4%2021: 97.7%2022: 97.9%2023: 98.1%2024: 98.2%
Change over the period: +7.6 pp Annual average: 0.32 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Central America 98.2%
World 91.5%
Access to clean water — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98.2 +0.2 pp
2023 98.1 +0.2 pp
2022 97.9 +0.3 pp
2021 97.7 +0.3 pp
2020 97.4 +0.3 pp
2019 97.1 +0.3 pp
2018 96.9 +0.3 pp
2017 96.6 +0.3 pp
2016 96.3 +0.3 pp
2015 96 +0.3 pp
2014 95.7 +0.3 pp
2013 95.4 +0.3 pp
2012 95.1 +0.3 pp
2011 94.8 +0.3 pp
2010 94.4 +0.3 pp
2009 94.1 +0.3 pp
2008 93.9 +0.3 pp
2007 93.6 +0.3 pp
2006 93.3 +0.4 pp
2005 92.9 +0.4 pp
2004 92.5 +0.4 pp
2003 92 +0.5 pp
2002 91.6 +0.5 pp
2001 91.1 +0.4 pp
2000 90.7

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.