Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)
SDG regions - Global (UNSDG): Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 3.52 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) recorded 3.52 for proportion of population using limited drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) peaked at 3.52 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.62, in 2000.
That places SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) 36th out of 61 groups 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 SDG regions - Global (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.62 | — |
| 2001 | 2.67 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.71 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.74 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.78 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.83 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.87 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.91 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.94 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.98 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.02 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.1 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 3.14 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.19 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.23 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.28 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.32 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.37 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.41 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.46 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.51 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 3.51 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.49 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.48 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 3.52 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.81 | 2.62 | 2.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.25 | 3.02 | 3.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5 | 3.48 | 3.52 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)
- 33 Liberia 8.72 compare
- 34 Mozambique 8.65 compare
- 35 Somalia 7.62 compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 7.49 compare
- 37 South Africa 7.46 compare
- 38 El Salvador 7.45 compare
- 39 Benin 7.43 compare
More population data for SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)
- Total population by age 122,809 (2100)
- Total population by age 49,728 (2023)
- Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with 1.98 (2024)
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services 58.5 (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services 23.51 (2024)
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 32.7 (2024)
- Proportion of population using on-site sanitation facilities with 23.81 (2024)
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 94.99 (2024)
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 42.35 (2024)
- Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites 6.8 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using limited drinking water services in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) was 3.52 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.62 in 2000.
- How does SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) ranks 36th out of 61 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) 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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