People using at least basic drinking water services in Other small states
Other small states: People using at least basic drinking water services was 93.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Other small states, 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 Other small states stood at 93.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Other small states peaked at 93.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2002.
Other small states ranks 23rd of 45 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 in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.5% | — |
| 2001 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.4% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.2% | 84.4% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 87.8% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 91.7% | 93.1% | 5 |
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.9191 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.5098 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 1.54 million (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5062 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.7832 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Other small states?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Other small states was 93.1% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2002.
- How does Other small states rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Other small states ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.