People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in IDA total
IDA total: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) was 75.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in IDA total, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in IDA total is 75.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in IDA total peaked at 75.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 2000.
That places IDA total 38th out of 47 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 (% of population) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.7% | — |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 61.3% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 62.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 71.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 75.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 75.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.7% | 58.7% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 65.7% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 72.9% | 75.7% | 5 |
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3761 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4993 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2904 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2939 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.191 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in IDA total?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in IDA total was 75.7% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 2000.
- How does IDA total rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- IDA total ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.