People using at least basic drinking water services in IDA blend
IDA blend: People using at least basic drinking water services was 83.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in IDA blend, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 83.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in IDA blend peaked at 83.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2000.
That places IDA blend 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.6% | — |
| 2001 | 67.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 69.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 71.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 74.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.6% | 66.6% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 73.4% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 80.5% | 83.4% | 5 |
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 65 and above, total 25.67 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 13.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 6.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 71.5% (2025)
- Population, female 341.79 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 3.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in IDA blend?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in IDA blend was 83.4% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2000.
- How does IDA blend rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- IDA blend ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.