People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in World
World: People using safely managed drinking water services, rural was 60.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in World, 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
World recorded 60.4% for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in World peaked at 60.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2000.
World ranks 8th of 27 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, rural in World, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 46.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 47.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 54.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 60.4% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.3% | 42.0% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 45.9% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 54.1% | 60.4% | 5 |
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in World?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in World was 60.4% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2000.
- How does World rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
- World ranks 8th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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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.