People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Arab World
Arab World: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 95.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Arab World, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 95.3% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Arab World peaked at 95.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.4%, in 2000.
Arab World ranks 32nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.4% | — |
| 2001 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.9% | 92.4% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 93.6% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 94.9% | 95.3% | 5 |
More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Arab World?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Arab World was 95.3% 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, urban recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.4% in 2000.
- How does Arab World rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Arab World ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Arab World 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, urban (% of urban 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.