Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Lebanon

Safely managed drinking water in Lebanon in 2024 — 47.7%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.3 pp.

2024 47.7% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 110of 148
Period maximum 47.7%2019
Period minimum 43.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Lebanon, 2000–2024424446482000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 43.4%2001: 43.7%2002: 43.9%2003: 44.1%2004: 44.4%2005: 44.6%2006: 44.8%2007: 45.1%2008: 45.3%2009: 45.6%2010: 45.8%2011: 46%2012: 46.3%2013: 46.5%2014: 46.7%2015: 47%2016: 47.2%2017: 47.4%2018: 47.6%2019: 47.7%2020: 47.7%2021: 47.7%2022: 47.7%2023: 47.7%2024: 47.7%
Change over the period: +4.3 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Lebanon 47.7%
World 73.7%
Western Asia computed 75%
Safely managed drinking water — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 47.7 +0 pp
2023 47.7 +0 pp
2022 47.7 +0 pp
2021 47.7 +0 pp
2020 47.7 +0 pp
2019 47.7 +0.1 pp
2018 47.6 +0.2 pp
2017 47.4 +0.2 pp
2016 47.2 +0.2 pp
2015 47 +0.2 pp
2014 46.7 +0.2 pp
2013 46.5 +0.2 pp
2012 46.3 +0.2 pp
2011 46 +0.2 pp
2010 45.8 +0.2 pp
2009 45.6 +0.2 pp
2008 45.3 +0.2 pp
2007 45.1 +0.2 pp
2006 44.8 +0.2 pp
2005 44.6 +0.2 pp
2004 44.4 +0.2 pp
2003 44.1 +0.2 pp
2002 43.9 +0.2 pp
2001 43.7 +0.2 pp
2000 43.4

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.