People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (%) in Macao
Macao: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (%) was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Macao, 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
Macao recorded 100.0% for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Macao peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
Macao ranks 1st of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (%) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Macao's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.2%, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Macao?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Macao was 100.0% 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does Macao rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Macao ranks 1st out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macao 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.