People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q2 by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
100.0%
Ukraine
Lowest
18.6%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Median
84.8%
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
1,672
What the numbers show
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q2 is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Ukraine; the lowest is 18.6% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
The median across all reporting countries is 84.8%, and the mean is 75.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 311.4%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 21.4%).
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2017 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100.0% | 2017 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 1 | St. Lucia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2017 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Panama | 99.8% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Palestine, State of | 99.8% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 8 | Maldives | 99.7% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 99.6% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 10 | Belarus, Republic of | 99.6% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.6% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 12 | Armenia, Republic of | 99.5% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 13 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 99.5% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 14 | Uruguay | 99.5% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Jordan | 99.4% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 16 | Mexico | 99.3% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 17 | Serbia | 99.1% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 18 | Turkmenistan | 99.1% | 2017 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 19 | Montenegro | 99.0% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 99.0% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Suriname | 98.8% | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 22 | Thailand | 98.5% | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 23 | Guyana | 97.9% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 24 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 97.6% | 2017 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 25 | Belize | 97.1% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 26 | Türkiye | 96.9% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | Honduras | 96.7% | 2017 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 28 | Bolivia | 96.6% | 2017 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 29 | Iraq | 96.3% | 2017 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 30 | Colombia | 95.8% | 2017 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 31 | Albania | 95.6% | 2017 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 95.6% | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 33 | Mongolia | 95.1% | 2017 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 34 | Vietnam | 95.0% | 2017 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 94.6% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 36 | El Salvador | 94.2% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Philippines | 94.0% | 2017 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 38 | Tunisia | 93.8% | 2017 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 39 | Georgia | 92.9% | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 40 | Algeria | 92.7% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Guatemala | 92.3% | 2017 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 42 | Jamaica | 91.4% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 43 | Nepal | 91.0% | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 44 | South Africa | 89.8% | 2017 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 45 | Pakistan | 89.6% | 2017 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 46 | India | 89.4% | 2017 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 47 | Indonesia | 87.6% | 2017 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 48 | Peru | 87.4% | 2017 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 49 | Gabon | 84.8% | 2017 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 50 | Comoros, Union of the | 83.4% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 51 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 80.0% | 2017 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 52 | Moldova | 79.8% | 2017 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 78.8% | 2017 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 54 | Kyrgyz Republic | 78.4% | 2017 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 55 | Ghana | 76.5% | 2017 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 56 | Liberia | 75.1% | 2017 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 57 | Gambia, The | 73.4% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 58 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 73.4% | 2017 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 72.8% | 2017 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 60 | Congo, Republic of | 71.9% | 2017 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 61 | Cambodia | 67.8% | 2017 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 62 | Namibia | 67.4% | 2017 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 63 | Guinea | 64.8% | 2017 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 64 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 63.7% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 65 | Malawi | 62.7% | 2017 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 66 | Benin | 62.3% | 2017 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 67 | Senegal | 61.1% | 2017 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 68 | Mali | 60.2% | 2017 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 69 | Yemen, Republic of | 60.1% | 2017 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 70 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 59.7% | 2017 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 71 | Côte d'Ivoire | 58.2% | 2017 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 72 | Burundi | 57.4% | 2017 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 56.7% | 2017 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 74 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 55.9% | 2017 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 75 | Sudan | 55.6% | 2017 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | 52.7% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 77 | Kenya | 52.3% | 2017 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 78 | Nigeria | 50.5% | 2017 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 49.3% | 2017 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 80 | Cameroon | 48.8% | 2017 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 81 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 47.8% | 2017 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 47.5% | 2017 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 83 | Rwanda | 46.0% | 2017 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 84 | Niger | 44.5% | 2017 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 85 | Somalia | 44.2% | 2017 | up 311.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Haiti | 41.6% | 2017 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 87 | Togo | 40.8% | 2017 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 88 | Zambia | 40.4% | 2017 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 89 | Uganda | 39.1% | 2017 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 90 | Central African Republic | 36.7% | 2016 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 91 | Mozambique, Republic of | 34.7% | 2017 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 92 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 32.9% | 2017 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 93 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 32.7% | 2017 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 94 | Angola | 31.3% | 2017 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 95 | Madagascar, Republic of | 28.4% | 2017 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 96 | Chad | 26.8% | 2017 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 97 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 18.6% | 2017 | up 3.9% | rising |