People using safely managed drinking water services in India
India: People using safely managed drinking water services was 76.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in India, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in India is 76.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in India peaked at 76.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2000.
India ranks 80th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in India, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.6% | — |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 62.9% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 71.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.5% | 37.6% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 53.1% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 69.6% | 76.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in India?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in India was 76.4% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2000.
- How does India rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- India ranks 80th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.