People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) was 95.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in East Asia & Pacific, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services in East Asia & Pacific stood at 95.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 95.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 2000.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.4% | — |
| 2001 | 81.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 84.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.8% | 81.4% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 88.7% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 93.7% | 95.3% | 5 |
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in East Asia & Pacific?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in East Asia & Pacific was 95.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.