Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Hungary

Safely managed drinking water in Hungary in 2024 — 100%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 17.2 pp.

2024 100% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 148
Period maximum 100%2023
Period minimum 82.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Hungary, 2000–2024808590951002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 82.8%2001: 83.1%2002: 83.4%2003: 83.7%2004: 84%2005: 84.3%2006: 84.6%2007: 84.9%2008: 85.2%2009: 85.5%2010: 85.8%2011: 86.1%2012: 86.4%2013: 87.7%2014: 89.1%2015: 90.4%2016: 91.8%2017: 93.1%2018: 94.5%2019: 95.8%2020: 97.2%2021: 98.5%2022: 99.7%2023: 100%2024: 100%
Change over the period: +17.2 pp Annual average: 0.71 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Hungary 100%
World 73.7%
Eastern Europe computed 82.9%
High-income countries computed 95.4%
Safely managed drinking water — Hungary, by year Hungary All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 100 +0 pp
2023 100 +0.3 pp
2022 99.7 +1.1 pp
2021 98.5 +1.3 pp
2020 97.2 +1.4 pp
2019 95.8 +1.4 pp
2018 94.5 +1.4 pp
2017 93.1 +1.4 pp
2016 91.8 +1.4 pp
2015 90.4 +1.4 pp
2014 89.1 +1.4 pp
2013 87.7 +1.3 pp
2012 86.4 +0.3 pp
2011 86.1 +0.3 pp
2010 85.8 +0.3 pp
2009 85.5 +0.3 pp
2008 85.2 +0.3 pp
2007 84.9 +0.3 pp
2006 84.6 +0.3 pp
2005 84.3 +0.3 pp
2004 84 +0.3 pp
2003 83.7 +0.3 pp
2002 83.4 +0.3 pp
2001 83.1 +0.3 pp
2000 82.8

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.