Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Palestine

Safely managed drinking water in Palestine in 2024 — 80.6%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 6.1 pp.

2024 80.6% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 75of 148
Period maximum 80.6%2024
Period minimum 74.6%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Palestine, 2000–202474767880822000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 74.6%2001: 75%2002: 75.4%2003: 75.8%2004: 76.2%2005: 76.5%2006: 76.9%2007: 77.3%2008: 77.7%2009: 78.1%2010: 78.5%2011: 78.9%2012: 79.3%2013: 79.7%2014: 80.1%2015: 80.4%2016: 80.5%2017: 80.5%2018: 80.5%2019: 80.6%2020: 80.6%2021: 80.6%2022: 80.6%2023: 80.6%2024: 80.6%
Change over the period: +6.1 pp Annual average: 0.25 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Palestine 80.6%
World 73.7%
Western Asia computed 75%
Safely managed drinking water — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 80.6 +0 pp
2023 80.6 +0 pp
2022 80.6 +0 pp
2021 80.6 +0 pp
2020 80.6 +0 pp
2019 80.6 +0 pp
2018 80.5 +0 pp
2017 80.5 +0 pp
2016 80.5 +0.2 pp
2015 80.4 +0.3 pp
2014 80.1 +0.4 pp
2013 79.7 +0.4 pp
2012 79.3 +0.4 pp
2011 78.9 +0.4 pp
2010 78.5 +0.4 pp
2009 78.1 +0.4 pp
2008 77.7 +0.4 pp
2007 77.3 +0.4 pp
2006 76.9 +0.4 pp
2005 76.5 +0.4 pp
2004 76.2 +0.4 pp
2003 75.8 +0.4 pp
2002 75.4 +0.4 pp
2001 75 +0.4 pp
2000 74.6

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.