6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services (%) by country
Countries reporting
128
Highest
100
Hungary
Lowest
6.13
Central African Republic
Median
80.09
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
2,886
What the numbers show
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services (%) is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 100 in Hungary; the lowest is 6.13 in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 80.09, and the mean is 69.9.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 114.7%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 46.0%).
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 100 | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100 | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 100 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2022 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands | 99.97 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | 99.92 | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 99.92 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 99.8 | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Malta | 99.77 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Cyprus | 99.77 | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 15 | Belgium | 99.74 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Sweden | 99.74 | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | France | 99.7 | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 18 | Finland | 99.64 | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 99.57 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 99.53 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Israel | 99.47 | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | South Korea | 99.28 | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 99.18 | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 24 | Canada | 99.04 | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Bahrain | 98.9 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Austria | 98.9 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | Greece | 98.88 | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 28 | Norway | 98.82 | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 29 | Chile | 98.77 | 2022 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 30 | Japan | 98.66 | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 31 | Slovenia | 98.27 | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 32 | Czechia | 97.88 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 33 | United States | 97.47 | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 34 | Latvia | 97.11 | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 35 | Estonia | 97.02 | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 36 | Switzerland | 96.7 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 37 | Qatar | 96.65 | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 38 | Ireland | 95.99 | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 95.65 | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 95.16 | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 41 | Lithuania | 94.98 | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 42 | Turkmenistan | 94.88 | 2022 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 43 | Iran | 94.22 | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 44 | Malaysia | 93.94 | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 45 | Niue | 93.54 | 2022 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 46 | Belarus | 93.1 | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 92.71 | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 48 | Oman | 90.85 | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 49 | Andorra | 90.64 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 50 | Palau | 90.44 | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 51 | Grenada | 89.92 | 2017 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 89.35 | 2021 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 53 | Poland | 88.91 | 2022 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 54 | Ukraine | 87.62 | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 55 | Brazil | 87.26 | 2022 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.97 | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 57 | Jordan | 85.71 | 2022 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 58 | Croatia | 85.42 | 2007 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 59 | Montenegro | 85.12 | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 60 | Armenia | 82.41 | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 61 | Romania | 82.07 | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 80.51 | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 80.45 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 64 | Palestine | 80.33 | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 79.85 | 2022 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 76.49 | 2022 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 67 | Russia | 76.23 | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 68 | Moldova | 75.22 | 2022 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 69 | Serbia | 75.08 | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 70 | Morocco | 74.82 | 2022 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 71 | Tunisia | 74.3 | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 72 | Colombia | 73.86 | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 73 | Bhutan | 73.34 | 2022 | up 114.7% | rising |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 71.61 | 2022 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 75 | Albania | 70.74 | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 76 | Algeria | 70.6 | 2022 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 77 | Georgia | 69.14 | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 67.09 | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 79 | North Korea | 66.53 | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 80 | Honduras | 65.21 | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 81 | Paraguay | 64.22 | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 82 | Samoa | 62.19 | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 83 | Iraq | 59.74 | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 84 | Bangladesh | 59.11 | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 85 | Vietnam | 57.78 | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 86 | Myanmar | 57.4 | 2022 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 87 | Guatemala | 56.29 | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 88 | Suriname | 55.8 | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 55.52 | 2020 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 55.29 | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 91 | Peru | 51.99 | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 92 | Pakistan | 50.6 | 2022 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 93 | Philippines | 47.9 | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 94 | Lebanon | 47.7 | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 95 | Gambia | 47.67 | 2022 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 47.13 | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 97 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 47.09 | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 98 | Congo | 46.08 | 2021 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 44.94 | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 100 | Ghana | 44.47 | 2022 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 101 | Cote d'Ivoire | 43.89 | 2022 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 102 | Mexico | 43.04 | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 103 | Fiji | 41.86 | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 104 | Mongolia | 39.28 | 2022 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 105 | Sao Tome and Principe | 36.3 | 2022 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 106 | Indonesia | 30.27 | 2022 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 107 | Afghanistan | 30.03 | 2022 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 108 | Tonga | 29.53 | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 109 | Cambodia | 29.13 | 2022 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 110 | Nigeria | 28.98 | 2022 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 111 | Lesotho | 28.22 | 2022 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 112 | Senegal | 26.69 | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 113 | Zimbabwe | 26.52 | 2022 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 114 | Guinea-Bissau | 23.87 | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 115 | Madagascar | 22.24 | 2022 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 116 | Togo | 19.42 | 2022 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 117 | Uganda | 18.68 | 2022 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Laos | 17.87 | 2022 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 119 | Malawi | 17.76 | 2022 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 120 | Nepal | 16.12 | 2022 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 121 | Kiribati | 14.41 | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 122 | Ethiopia | 13.24 | 2022 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 123 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 11.58 | 2022 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 124 | Tanzania | 11.34 | 2022 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 125 | Sierra Leone | 10.26 | 2022 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 126 | Tuvalu | 8.71 | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 127 | Chad | 6.25 | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 128 | Central African Republic | 6.13 | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |