People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q4 by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
100.0%
South Africa
Lowest
78.2%
Sierra Leone
Median
98.3%
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): Q4 is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in South Africa; the lowest is 78.2% in Sierra Leone.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.3%, and the mean is 96.6%.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 26.1%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 3.5%).
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 100.0% | 2017 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 100.0% | 2017 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 100.0% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 11 | Mexico | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | El Salvador | 99.9% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 15 | Panama | 99.9% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.9% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.9% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Cambodia | 99.9% | 2017 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 19 | Jordan | 99.9% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 20 | Georgia | 99.8% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Thailand | 99.8% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.8% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | Belarus | 99.8% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Suriname | 99.7% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 25 | Ukraine | 99.7% | 2017 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 99.7% | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 27 | Saint Lucia | 99.7% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 28 | Guyana | 99.6% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 29 | Guatemala | 99.6% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 30 | Serbia | 99.6% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 31 | Colombia | 99.5% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 32 | Namibia | 99.5% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 99.5% | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | Tunisia | 99.5% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Chad | 99.5% | 2017 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 36 | Jamaica | 99.5% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 37 | Honduras | 99.5% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 38 | Montenegro | 99.3% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Philippines | 99.3% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Paraguay | 99.2% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 99.1% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 42 | Nepal | 98.9% | 2017 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 43 | Iraq | 98.9% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 44 | Peru | 98.8% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 45 | Indonesia | 98.8% | 2017 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 98.6% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 47 | India | 98.4% | 2017 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 48 | Senegal | 98.4% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 49 | Eswatini | 98.3% | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 50 | Yemen | 98.3% | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 98.2% | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 52 | Lesotho | 98.2% | 2017 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 53 | Albania | 98.1% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 54 | Comoros | 97.9% | 2017 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 55 | Mali | 97.7% | 2017 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 56 | Mongolia | 97.5% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 97.4% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 58 | Türkiye | 97.2% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 59 | Burundi | 97.1% | 2017 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 60 | Pakistan | 97.0% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 61 | Republic of Moldova | 96.8% | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 96.7% | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 63 | Côte d'Ivoire | 96.6% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 64 | Mozambique | 96.6% | 2017 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 65 | Belize | 96.5% | 2017 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 96.4% | 2017 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 67 | Nigeria | 95.9% | 2017 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 68 | Gabon | 95.8% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 69 | Togo | 95.5% | 2017 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 70 | Algeria | 95.4% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Haiti | 94.8% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 72 | Guinea | 94.8% | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 73 | Afghanistan | 94.7% | 2017 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 74 | Madagascar | 94.5% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 75 | Sudan | 94.4% | 2017 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 76 | Ghana | 94.1% | 2017 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 77 | Rwanda | 94.0% | 2017 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 78 | Kenya | 93.7% | 2017 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 79 | Gambia | 93.6% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 80 | Niger | 93.4% | 2017 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 81 | Somalia | 91.9% | 2017 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 82 | Zambia | 91.9% | 2017 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 83 | Malawi | 91.7% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 84 | Cameroon | 91.6% | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 85 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 91.4% | 2017 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 86 | Congo | 90.6% | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 87 | Guinea-Bissau | 90.5% | 2017 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 88 | Uganda | 90.5% | 2017 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 89 | Liberia | 90.3% | 2017 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 90.1% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 91 | Sao Tome and Principe | 89.1% | 2017 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 92 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 88.4% | 2017 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 93 | Benin | 87.4% | 2017 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 94 | Angola | 87.3% | 2017 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 95 | Mauritania | 85.4% | 2017 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 96 | Central African Republic | 82.4% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 78.2% | 2017 | up 9.0% | rising |