People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 87.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 87.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 87.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 2000.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 47 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, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.8% | — |
| 2001 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 75.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 85.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.8% | 74.8% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 79.9% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 85.7% | 87.8% | 5 |
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4849 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 87.8% 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, rural recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8% in 2000.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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, rural (% of rural 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.