People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in OECD members
OECD members: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in OECD members peaked at 99.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2000.
OECD members ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.4% | — |
| 2001 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.4% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.5% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.2% | 5 |
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.2511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.2277 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5618 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in OECD members?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in OECD members was 99.2% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2000.
- How does OECD members rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- OECD members ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.