People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in China
China: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 96.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in China, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
China recorded 96.4% for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in China peaked at 96.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 91.2%, in 2010.
China ranks 24th of 104 countries on this measure, 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, urban in China, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.7% | — |
| 2001 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5% | 91.3% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 91.2% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.2% | 96.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 21 Turkmenistan 96.9% compare
- 22 Saint Martin (French Part) 96.6% compare
- 23 Croatia 96.5% compare
- 25 Iran, Islamic Republic of 96.2% compare
- 26 Ireland 96.1% compare
- 27 Romania 95.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in China?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in China was 96.4% 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, urban recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.2% in 2010.
- How does China rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- China ranks 24th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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, urban (% of urban 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.