People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): People using safely managed drinking water services, rural was 57.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2014–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 57.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.9% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 57.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2014.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 11th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 41.9% | — |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 45.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 57.5% | +25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.0% | 41.9% | 44.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 44.5% | 57.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 8 Luxembourg 97.9% compare
- 9 Ireland 96.1% compare
- 10 Turkmenistan 92.3% compare
- 11 Portugal 91.4% compare
- 12 Iran, Islamic Republic of 88.1% compare
- 13 Ukraine 86.9% compare
- 14 Costa Rica 81.1% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 57.5% 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, rural recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2014.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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, rural (% of rural 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.