People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) by country
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.
What the numbers show
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Hungary; the lowest is 0.5% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
The median across all reporting countries is 44.7%, and the mean is 45.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 195.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 215.8%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 42.7%).
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Germany | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Israel | 99.4% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Czechia | 98.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 7 | France | 98.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 97.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 9 | Ireland | 96.1% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 10 | Turkmenistan | 92.3% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 91.4% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 12 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 88.1% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 86.9% | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 81.1% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 15 | Palestine, State of | 76.4% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 16 | North Macedonia | 74.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 74.8% | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 18 | Croatia | 74.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Brazil | 73.6% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 20 | India | 72.6% | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 69.5% | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 22 | Bhutan | 68.9% | 2024 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 66.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Serbia | 66.0% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 65.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Guyana | 63.8% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 62.5% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 28 | Algeria | 59.4% | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 29 | Morocco | 58.4% | 2024 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Tunisia | 57.9% | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 31 | Palau | 57.3% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 32 | Samoa | 56.3% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 33 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 55.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Myanmar | 52.8% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 35 | South Africa | 50.8% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 36 | Paraguay | 50.7% | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 37 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 48.8% | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 38 | Iraq | 47.6% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 39 | Viet Nam | 47.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 40 | Ecuador | 46.7% | 2024 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 41 | Honduras | 45.5% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 42 | Guatemala | 45.4% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 43 | Pakistan | 44.7% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 44 | Georgia | 40.9% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 45 | Suriname | 40.8% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 38.9% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 38.7% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 36.2% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 49 | Philippines | 35.5% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 32.0% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 28.4% | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 52 | Fiji | 27.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | Eswatini | 25.3% | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25.2% | 2024 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 24.6% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 56 | Indonesia | 24.4% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 57 | Peru | 23.6% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 58 | Tonga | 23.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 59 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 22.8% | 2024 | up 126.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Nigeria | 22.4% | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 61 | Cambodia | 20.4% | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 62 | Côte d'Ivoire | 19.1% | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 63 | Congo | 18.4% | 2021 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 64 | Ghana | 17.2% | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Mongolia | 16.2% | 2024 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Mozambique | 14.6% | 2024 | up 192.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Nepal | 14.4% | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 68 | Lesotho | 14.3% | 2024 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.7% | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 70 | Senegal | 13.2% | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 71 | Vanuatu | 12.5% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 10.9% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 73 | Madagascar | 10.5% | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 74 | Gambia | 10.4% | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 75 | Malawi | 10.4% | 2024 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 76 | Uganda | 9.8% | 2024 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 9.6% | 2024 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 78 | Togo | 9.0% | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 79 | Kiribati | 7.0% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 80 | Benin | 6.7% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 5.8% | 2024 | up 117.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Tuvalu | 5.4% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 83 | Chad | 2.7% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 84 | Central African Republic | 2.2% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 85 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.5% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe & Central Asia 84.7%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 76.1%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 74.7%
- South Asia 74.0%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 74.0%
- IBRD only 73.4%
- Lower middle income 65.5%
- World 60.4%
- IDA & IBRD total 59.2%
- East Asia & Pacific 57.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 57.5%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 57.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 54.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 54.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 54.4%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 53.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean 53.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 53.2%
- IDA blend 36.0%
- IDA total 34.0%
- IDA only 33.1%
- Low income 19.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 18.5%
- Africa Western and Central 18.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 16.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 16.7%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 15.8%
About this data
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.