People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): People using safely managed drinking water services, rural was 57.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2015–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 57.3% for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 57.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 2015.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 42.2% | — |
| 2016 | 42.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 45.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | +25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.1% | 42.2% | 44.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 44.4% | 57.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 15 Palestine, State of 76.4% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.6786 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 57.3% 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, rural recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 2015.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.