People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in South Asia
South Asia: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 95.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in South Asia, 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
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in South Asia stood at 95.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in South Asia peaked at 95.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2000.
South Asia ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.2% | — |
| 2001 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 92.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 95.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.4% | 77.2% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 84.4% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 92.1% | 95.2% | 5 |
More health data for South Asia
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6893 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0064 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0067 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in South Asia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in South Asia was 95.2% 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, rural recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2000.
- How does South Asia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- South Asia ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.