People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) by country
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...
Countries reporting
174
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
13.8%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Median
93.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,412
What the numbers show
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 13.8% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.4%, and the mean is 83.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 93.9%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 18.2%).
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 100.0% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Greenland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 1 | Romania | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 1 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 33 | Maldives | 99.9% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 34 | Tuvalu | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 36 | Mauritius | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 37 | Croatia | 99.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Lithuania | 99.7% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 39 | Ukraine | 99.7% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 99.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 99.6% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 43 | Sweden | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 44 | Montenegro | 99.5% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 45 | Samoa | 99.3% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 46 | Bhutan | 99.3% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 47 | Paraguay | 99.1% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 48 | Palau | 99.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 50 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 98.8% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 52 | Tonga | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | Latvia | 98.5% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 54 | Czechia | 98.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Viet Nam | 98.5% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 56 | Canada | 98.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 57 | Saint Lucia | 98.2% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 98.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 59 | Ireland | 98.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 60 | Jordan | 97.8% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 61 | Portugal | 97.8% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 97.6% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 97.5% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 64 | Mexico | 97.5% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.3% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97.0% | 2018 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 67 | Dominica | 96.6% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 68 | Suriname | 96.6% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 96.4% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 70 | Egypt | 96.3% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 71 | Guyana | 95.7% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 72 | Uruguay | 95.3% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 73 | Serbia | 95.3% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 74 | Malaysia | 95.2% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 75 | India | 94.9% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 76 | Iraq | 94.8% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 94.8% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 78 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 94.8% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 94.7% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 80 | Türkiye | 94.5% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 81 | Albania | 94.1% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 82 | Nepal | 94.0% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 83 | Marshall Islands | 93.9% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 84 | China | 93.8% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 85 | Georgia | 93.7% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 86 | Chile | 93.6% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 87 | Philippines | 93.6% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 88 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 93.2% | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 89 | Argentina | 93.0% | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 90 | Tunisia | 92.9% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 92.1% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 92 | Syrian Arab Republic | 92.1% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 93 | Cuba | 91.9% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 94 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 91.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Belize | 91.3% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 96 | Fiji | 91.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 97 | Honduras | 90.3% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 98 | Russian Federation | 90.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 99 | Pakistan | 89.3% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 100 | Guatemala | 89.2% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 101 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 88.8% | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 102 | Republic of Moldova | 88.7% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 88.4% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 104 | Panama | 87.8% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 105 | Peru | 87.3% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 106 | Tajikistan | 86.9% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 107 | Cape Verde | 86.2% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 108 | Algeria | 84.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 109 | Jamaica | 84.1% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 110 | Colombia | 83.7% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 111 | Vanuatu | 83.5% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 112 | Comoros | 82.9% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 113 | Timor-Leste | 82.3% | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 114 | Poland | 81.7% | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 115 | Ecuador | 81.4% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 116 | Myanmar | 80.7% | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 117 | Morocco | 80.6% | 2024 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 118 | Senegal | 80.6% | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 119 | El Salvador | 80.4% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 120 | Indonesia | 80.4% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 121 | Mali | 80.0% | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 122 | Cambodia | 78.9% | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 123 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 78.7% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 124 | Gambia | 78.4% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 125 | Botswana | 77.9% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 126 | Ghana | 76.3% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 127 | Oman | 76.3% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 128 | Afghanistan | 74.8% | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 129 | Eswatini | 74.4% | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 130 | Namibia | 74.3% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 131 | Sao Tome and Principe | 73.4% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 132 | South Africa | 73.0% | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 133 | Lesotho | 70.6% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 134 | Liberia | 70.3% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 135 | Malawi | 70.1% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 136 | Somalia | 67.5% | 2024 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Nigeria | 66.6% | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 138 | Yemen | 65.9% | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 139 | Solomon Islands | 64.5% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 140 | Côte d'Ivoire | 63.9% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 141 | Kiribati | 63.6% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 142 | Mongolia | 63.5% | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 143 | Benin | 63.1% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 144 | Djibouti | 62.5% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 145 | Guinea | 62.2% | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 146 | Burundi | 61.4% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 147 | Sudan | 59.6% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 148 | Mauritania | 58.8% | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 149 | Zambia | 58.5% | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 150 | Togo | 57.5% | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 57.0% | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 152 | Uganda | 56.6% | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 153 | Cameroon | 56.2% | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 154 | Kenya | 55.6% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 155 | Rwanda | 55.6% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 156 | Haiti | 54.7% | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 157 | Zimbabwe | 54.4% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 52.6% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 159 | Mozambique | 51.9% | 2024 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 160 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 51.3% | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 161 | Gabon | 49.1% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 48.3% | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 163 | Ethiopia | 47.0% | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 164 | Niger | 46.4% | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 165 | Congo | 44.2% | 2021 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 166 | Chad | 43.8% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 167 | Madagascar | 39.3% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 168 | Angola | 36.9% | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 169 | Burkina Faso | 34.4% | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 170 | South Sudan | 32.5% | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | 30.8% | 2017 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 172 | Eritrea | 27.8% | 2016 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 173 | Central African Republic | 27.4% | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 174 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 13.8% | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 99.9%
- Euro area 99.7%
- Post-demographic dividend 99.7%
- European Union 96.9%
- OECD members 97.3%
- High income 97.0%
- Caribbean Small States 96.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 95.6%
- Europe & Central Asia 95.6%
- South Asia 95.2%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 95.2%
- Late-demographic dividend 93.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 93.2%
- IBRD only 93.1%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 92.6%
- Upper middle income 92.1%
- East Asia & Pacific 91.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean 91.1%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 91.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 91.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 91.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 90.9%
- Middle income 89.5%
- Early-demographic dividend 89.0%
- Small states 88.6%
- Other small states 88.1%
- Lower middle income 88.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 88.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 87.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 87.7%
- World 84.5%
- IDA & IBRD total 83.7%
- Low & middle income 83.6%
- Arab World 82.4%
- Pacific island small states 80.5%
- IDA blend 75.8%
- IDA total 66.8%
- IDA only 62.9%
- Africa Western and Central 61.2%
- Least developed countries 60.8%
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.