People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q5 (highest) by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
100.0%
South Africa
Lowest
73.1%
Niger
Median
98.1%
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
1,672
What the numbers show
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q5 (highest) is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in South Africa; the lowest is 73.1% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.1%, and the mean is 95.2%.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (up 29.9%), and the largest decrease in Madagascar (down 5.0%).
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 100.0% | 2017 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 100.0% | 2017 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2017 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 100.0% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 1 | Nepal | 100.0% | 2017 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 10 | Honduras | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 11 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 13 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Armenia | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 99.9% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Bolivia | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Mongolia | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 19 | Guyana | 99.8% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Panama | 99.8% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.8% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 22 | Mexico | 99.7% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Maldives | 99.7% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 24 | Suriname | 99.7% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 25 | Colombia | 99.7% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Thailand | 99.7% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | Serbia | 99.6% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Uruguay | 99.6% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip | 99.5% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Peru | 99.5% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 31 | Tunisia | 99.5% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Namibia | 99.5% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 99.5% | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | Guatemala | 99.4% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 35 | Philippines | 99.3% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | El Salvador | 99.3% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Mali | 99.3% | 2017 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 99.2% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 99.2% | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 40 | Montenegro | 99.0% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Türkiye | 98.9% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 42 | Iraq | 98.7% | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 43 | Indonesia | 98.4% | 2017 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 44 | Senegal | 98.3% | 2017 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 45 | Paraguay | 98.2% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.2% | 2017 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 98.1% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 48 | Albania | 98.1% | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 49 | Nicaragua | 98.1% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 50 | India | 98.0% | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 51 | Jamaica | 98.0% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 52 | Eswatini | 97.9% | 2017 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 53 | Côte d’Ivoire | 97.8% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 54 | Belize | 97.6% | 2017 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 55 | Pakistan | 97.0% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 56 | Moldova | 96.6% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 57 | Sudan | 96.4% | 2017 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 58 | Cambodia | 96.4% | 2017 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 59 | Yemen | 96.1% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 96.1% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 61 | Gabon | 95.9% | 2017 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 95.6% | 2017 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 63 | Guinea | 95.5% | 2017 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 64 | Algeria | 95.4% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Gambia | 95.4% | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 66 | Togo | 95.3% | 2017 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 67 | Nigeria | 95.2% | 2017 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 68 | Angola | 94.9% | 2017 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 69 | Cameroon | 94.3% | 2017 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 70 | Haiti | 94.2% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 71 | Ghana | 93.9% | 2017 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 72 | Comoros | 93.0% | 2017 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 73 | Mozambique | 92.9% | 2017 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 74 | Somalia | 92.6% | 2017 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 75 | Kenya | 92.2% | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 76 | Zambia | 92.1% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 77 | Afghanistan | 91.8% | 2017 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 78 | Congo | 91.6% | 2017 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 79 | Liberia | 91.0% | 2017 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 80 | Sao Tome and Principe | 90.9% | 2017 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 81 | Lesotho | 90.7% | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 82 | Benin | 89.9% | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 83 | Guinea-Bissau | 89.4% | 2017 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 88.2% | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 85 | Tanzania | 88.1% | 2017 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 86 | Mauritania | 86.9% | 2017 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 85.1% | 2017 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 88 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 84.6% | 2017 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 89 | Malawi | 83.9% | 2017 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 90 | Chad | 83.5% | 2017 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 91 | Sierra Leone | 82.5% | 2017 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 92 | Madagascar | 81.5% | 2017 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 93 | Burundi | 79.3% | 2017 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 94 | Rwanda | 76.9% | 2017 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 95 | Uganda | 76.7% | 2017 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 96 | Central African Republic | 75.3% | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 97 | Niger | 73.1% | 2017 | up 3.8% | rising |