People using safely managed drinking water services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): People using safely managed drinking water services was 64.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 64.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 64.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 2000.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th of 28 groups 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.9% | — |
| 2001 | 61.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 61.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 61.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 61.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.6% | 60.9% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 62.5% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 64.1% | 64.3% | 5 |
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- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.471 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 64.3% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 2000.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.