Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — World

Access to clean water in the world in 2024 — 91.5%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 10.8 pp.

2024 91.5% +0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 91.5%2024
Period minimum 80.6%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — World, 2000–2024808590952000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 80.6%2001: 80.9%2002: 81.6%2003: 82.1%2004: 82.6%2005: 83.9%2006: 84.3%2007: 84.8%2008: 85.2%2009: 85.7%2010: 86.1%2011: 86.5%2012: 86.9%2013: 87.3%2014: 87.7%2015: 88.1%2016: 88.5%2017: 88.9%2018: 89.3%2019: 89.6%2020: 90%2021: 90.4%2022: 90.9%2023: 91.2%2024: 91.5%
Change over the period: +10.8 pp Annual average: 0.45 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

World 91.5%
World 91.5%
Access to clean water — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 91.5 +0.2 pp
2023 91.2 +0.4 pp
2022 90.9 +0.4 pp
2021 90.4 +0.4 pp
2020 90 +0.4 pp
2019 89.6 +0.4 pp
2018 89.3 +0.4 pp
2017 88.9 +0.3 pp
2016 88.5 +0.4 pp
2015 88.1 +0.4 pp
2014 87.7 +0.4 pp
2013 87.3 +0.4 pp
2012 86.9 +0.4 pp
2011 86.5 +0.4 pp
2010 86.1 +0.4 pp
2009 85.7 +0.4 pp
2008 85.2 +0.5 pp
2007 84.8 +0.5 pp
2006 84.3 +0.5 pp
2005 83.9 +1.3 pp
2004 82.6 +0.5 pp
2003 82.1 +0.5 pp
2002 81.6 +0.6 pp
2001 80.9 +0.3 pp
2000 80.6

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.