People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q3 by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
100.0%
North Macedonia
Lowest
67.9%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Median
97.4%
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
1,663
What the numbers show
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q3 is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in North Macedonia; the lowest is 67.9% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.4%, and the mean is 94.8%.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 19.3%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 4.1%).
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Suriname | 100.0% | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 100.0% | 2017 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Paraguay | 100.0% | 2017 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 13 | Tunisia | 100.0% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 15 | South Africa | 100.0% | 2017 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 16 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Mexico | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Uruguay | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 99.9% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Armenia | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 22 | Egypt | 99.8% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 99.8% | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 24 | Palestine, State of | 99.8% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.8% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Serbia | 99.7% | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 27 | Honduras | 99.7% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 28 | El Salvador | 99.7% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Thailand | 99.6% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | Jordan | 99.6% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Colombia | 99.5% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 32 | Guyana | 99.4% | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Montenegro | 99.3% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 99.2% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 99.2% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 36 | Philippines | 99.1% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.0% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 38 | Iraq | 98.7% | 2017 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 39 | Albania | 98.5% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 40 | Guatemala | 98.4% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 41 | Indonesia | 98.3% | 2017 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 42 | Belize | 98.2% | 2017 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 43 | Türkiye | 98.2% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 44 | Nepal | 98.0% | 2017 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 45 | Yemen | 97.9% | 2017 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 46 | Namibia | 97.8% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 47 | India | 97.8% | 2017 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 48 | Jamaica | 97.6% | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 49 | Pakistan | 97.4% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 97.4% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 51 | Eswatini | 97.1% | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 52 | Mali | 96.9% | 2017 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 53 | Peru | 96.9% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 96.3% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 55 | Côte d'Ivoire | 96.3% | 2017 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 56 | Gabon | 96.2% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 96.1% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 96.1% | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 59 | Comoros | 95.9% | 2017 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 60 | Senegal | 95.7% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 61 | Burundi | 95.3% | 2017 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 62 | Republic of Moldova | 95.2% | 2017 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 63 | Algeria | 94.8% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Togo | 94.4% | 2017 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 65 | Ethiopia | 93.9% | 2017 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 66 | Ghana | 93.9% | 2017 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 67 | Lesotho | 93.6% | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 68 | Somalia | 93.4% | 2017 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 69 | Sudan | 93.0% | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 70 | Afghanistan | 92.9% | 2017 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 71 | Kenya | 92.7% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 72 | Guinea | 92.6% | 2017 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 73 | Mongolia | 92.2% | 2017 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 74 | Nigeria | 91.4% | 2017 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 75 | Haiti | 90.8% | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 76 | Niger | 90.8% | 2017 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 77 | Mozambique | 90.7% | 2017 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 78 | Madagascar | 90.2% | 2017 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 79 | Cameroon | 88.9% | 2017 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 80 | Liberia | 88.9% | 2017 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 81 | Zambia | 88.7% | 2017 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 82 | Congo | 88.4% | 2017 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 83 | Gambia | 87.7% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 84 | Sao Tome and Principe | 87.5% | 2017 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 85 | Burkina Faso | 87.3% | 2017 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 86 | Guinea-Bissau | 87.2% | 2017 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 87 | Mauritania | 86.5% | 2017 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 88 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 86.2% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 89 | Angola | 86.1% | 2017 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 90 | Malawi | 85.7% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 91 | Chad | 85.3% | 2017 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 92 | Rwanda | 85.0% | 2017 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 93 | Uganda | 83.3% | 2017 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 94 | Benin | 77.7% | 2017 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 95 | Sierra Leone | 75.3% | 2017 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 96 | Central African Republic | 73.1% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 97 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 67.9% | 2017 | up 3.7% | rising |