Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services - SDG 1.4.1 by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
100
Brazil
Lowest
73.32
Haiti
Median
97.48
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
819

What the numbers show

Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services - SDG 1.4.1 is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 100 in Brazil; the lowest is 73.32 in Haiti.

The median across all reporting countries is 97.48, and the mean is 96.13.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Haiti (up 10.1%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 3.6%).

Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 100 2024 up 2.6% rising
2 British Virgin Islands 99.86 2024 unchanged flat
3 Costa Rica 99.82 2024 up 0.9% rising
4 Uruguay 99.63 2024 up 0.7% flat
5 Paraguay 99.6 2024 up 7.3% rising
6 Mexico 99.54 2024 up 2.5% rising
7 Trinidad and Tobago 99.25 2024 up 1.3% flat
8 Barbados 99.16 2024 up 0.4% flat
9 Chile 99.08 2024 up 1.1% flat
10 Argentina 99.04 2016 up 1.4% flat
11 Antigua and Barbuda 98.92 2024 up 0.5% flat
12 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.83 2024 up 0.1% flat
13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.61 2017 up 0.1% flat
14 Saint Lucia 98.1 2024 up 3.4% rising
15 Montserrat 98.06 2024 down 0.0% flat
16 Suriname 98 2024 up 2.8% rising
17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.73 2018 up 1.0% flat
18 Anguilla 97.48 2017 up 0.6% flat
19 Dominican Republic 97.46 2024 up 1.8% rising
20 Colombia 97.1 2024 up 2.3% rising
21 Dominica 97 2024 up 1.1% flat
22 Honduras 95.73 2024 up 4.0% rising
23 Guyana 95.64 2024 up 2.6% rising
24 Peru 95.64 2024 up 6.5% rising
25 Grenada 95.63 2017 up 0.7% flat
26 Panama 95.26 2024 up 2.8% rising
27 Cuba 95.15 2024 up 1.7% flat
28 Belize 94.85 2024 up 2.1% rising
29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.39 2024 up 5.0% rising
30 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 93.33 2024 down 1.5% flat
31 Guatemala 93.18 2024 up 2.5% rising
32 Ecuador 92.07 2024 up 2.5% rising
33 El Salvador 91.62 2024 up 7.0% rising
34 Jamaica 87.56 2024 down 3.6% falling
35 Haiti 73.32 2024 up 10.1% rising

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Indicator
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services - SDG 1.4.1
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
35 places, 819 data points, 2000–2024
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