People using safely managed drinking water services in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: People using safely managed drinking water services was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services in Hong Kong, China, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 100.0% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Hong Kong, China peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2000.
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.4% | — |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.4% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0171 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,924 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0168 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1576 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Hong Kong, China?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Hong Kong, China was 100.0% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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 safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.