Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in China
China: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 0.2021 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in China, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in China stood at 0.2021.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in China peaked at 1.09 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1991, in 2023.
That places China 125th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.391 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3942 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4452 | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4951 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5437 | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5908 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6365 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6806 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7231 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7638 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8027 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8402 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.876 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.91 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9421 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9722 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.03 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.05 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.07 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.09 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8645 | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 0.466 | -46.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1991 | -57.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2021 | +1.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.2021 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.15, 18% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -57.3% | 0.466 | 0.1991 |
| 2022 | -46.1% | 0.8645 | 0.466 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5664 | 0.391 | 0.7638 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9494 | 0.8027 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5653 | 0.1991 | 1.09 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More population data for China
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.31 million Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -12.97 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 15.54 million people (2100)
- Population density 67.46 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3489 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using limited drinking water services in China?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in China was 0.2021 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1991 in 2023.
- How does China rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- China ranks 125th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using limited drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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