People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (%) in Palestine
Palestine: People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (%) was 76.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 76.4% for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Palestine peaked at 76.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 2000.
That places Palestine 15th out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (%) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.2% | — |
| 2001 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 70.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 74.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 76.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.7%, 3.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 76.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.4%, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.6% | 68.2% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 73.5% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 76.4% | 76.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 12 Iran 88.1% compare
- 13 Ukraine 86.9% compare
- 14 Costa Rica 81.1% compare
- 16 North Macedonia 74.9% compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 74.8% compare
- 18 Croatia 74.0% compare
More health data for Palestine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 284 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Palestine?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Palestine 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, rural recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
- Palestine ranks 15th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.