People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (%) was 74.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 74.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 75.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 74.6%, in 2024.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.8% | — |
| 2001 | 75.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 75.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 75.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 74.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.7% | 75.7% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 75.3% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 74.6% | 75.1% | 5 |
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0361 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 74.6% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6% in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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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.