List of countries by access to clean water

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Share of the population without access to an improved water source, 2020

Global access to clean water is a significant global challenge that affects the health, well-being, and development of people worldwide. While progress has been made in recent years, millions of people still lack access to safe and clean drinking water sources.

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, as of 2020, approximately two billion people globally do not have access to safely managed drinking water. [1] This lack of access leads to various consequences, including increased vulnerability to waterborne diseases, reduced educational opportunities, gender inequalities, and economic burdens.

Ranking by access to improved water source

An improved water source, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), refers to a drinking water source that provides adequate and safe water for human consumption. Examples of improved water sources include piped water connections, protected wells, boreholes with hand pumps, packaged or delivered water and rainwater collection systems with appropriate treatment. [2]

Ranking by access to safe drinking water

List of countries by share of population with access to safe drinking water. Safe drinking water is water from an improved water source which is reliable and free from contamination. [3]

RankCountryShare with access to safe
drinking water (%)
Year
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 100.00%2022
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 100.00%2022
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 100.00%2022
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 100.00%2022
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 100.00%2022
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 100.00%2022
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 100.00%2022
Flag of France.svg  Saint Barthelemy 100.00%2022
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 100.00%2022
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 100.00%2022
13Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 99.97%2022
14Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 99.92%2022
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 99.92%2022
16Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 99.87%2022
17Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 99.80%2022
18Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 99.77%2022
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 99.77%2022
20Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 99.74%2022
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 99.74%2022
22Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 99.71%2022
23Flag of France.svg  France 99.70%2022
24Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 99.64%2022
25Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 99.57%2022
26Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 99.53%2022
27Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 99.47%2022
28Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 99.28%2022
29Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 99.18%2022
30Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 99.06%2022
31Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 99.04%2022
32Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 98.90%2022
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 98.90%2022
34Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 98.88%2022
35Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 98.82%2022
36Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 98.77%2022
Flag-of-Martinique.svg  Martinique 98.77%2022
38Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 98.66%2022
39Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 98.36%2020
40Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 98.27%2022
41Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands 97.94%2020
42Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 97.88%2022
43Flag of the United States.svg  United States 97.47%2022
44Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 97.11%2022
45Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 97.02%2022
46Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia 96.87%2022
47Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 96.74%2020
48Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 96.70%2022
49Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 96.65%2022
50Flag of France.svg  Saint Martin 96.63%2022
51Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 95.99%2022
52Flag of France.svg  Reunion 95.75%2022
53Flag of France.svg  Guadeloupe 95.71%2022
54Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 95.65%2022
55Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 95.16%2022
56Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 94.98%2022
57Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 94.88%2022
58Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 94.22%2022
59Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 93.94%2022
60Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 93.54%2022
61Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 93.10%2022
62Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 92.71%2022
63Flag of France.svg  Mayotte 92.46%2022
64Flag of France.svg  French Guiana 91.49%2022
65Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 90.85%2022
66Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 90.64%2022
67Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 90.64%2022
68Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 90.44%2022
69Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 89.33%2020
70Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Saint Helena 89.23%2022
71Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 88.91%2022
72Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 87.62%2022
73Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 87.26%2022
74Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 87.12%2017
75Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.97%2022
76Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 85.71%2022
77Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 85.12%2022
78Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 82.41%2022
79Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 82.14%2007
80Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 82.07%2022
81Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia 81.81%2022
82Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 80.51%2022
83Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 80.45%2022
84Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 80.33%2022
85Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 79.85%2022
86Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 76.49%2022
87Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 76.23%2022
88Flag of Moldova.svg  Republic of Moldova 75.22%2022
89Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 75.08%2022
90Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 74.82%2022
91Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 74.30%2022
92Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 73.86%2022
93Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 73.34%2022
94Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 71.61%2022
95Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 70.74%2022
96Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 70.60%2022
97Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 69.14%2022
98Flag of France.svg  Wallis and Futuna 68.88%2022
99Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 67.09%2022
100Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 66.53%2022
101Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 65.21%2022
102Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 64.22%2022
103Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 62.19%2022
104Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 59.74%2022
105Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 59.11%2022
106Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 57.78%2022
107Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 57.40%2022
108Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 56.29%2022
109Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 55.80%2022
110Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 55.52%2020
111Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 55.29%2022
112Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 51.99%2022
113Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 50.60%2022
114Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 47.90%2022
115Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 47.70%2022
116Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 47.67%2022
117Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 47.13%2022
118Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 47.09%2022
119Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 45.90%2020
120Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 44.94%2022
121Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 44.47%2022
122Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Côte d'Ivoire 43.89%2022
123Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 43.04%2022
124Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 41.86%2022
125Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 39.28%2022
126Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  Sao Tome and Principe 36.30%2022
127Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 30.27%2022
128Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 30.03%2022
129Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 29.53%2022
130Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 29.13%2022
131Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 28.98%2022
132Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 28.22%2022
133Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 26.69%2022
134Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 26.52%2022
135Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 23.87%2022
136Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 22.24%2022
137Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 19.42%2022
138Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 18.68%2022
139Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 17.87%2022
140Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 17.76%2022
141Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 16.12%2022
142Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 14.41%2022
143Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 13.24%2022
144Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 12.10%2020
145Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 11.58%2022
146Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 11.34%2022
147Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 10.26%2022
148Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 8.71%2022
149Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 6.25%2022
150Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 6.13%2022

References

  1. "World Water Day: Two billion people still lack access to safely managed water". blogs.worldbank.org. 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  2. "Share of the population without access to an improved water source". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  3. Share of the population using safely managed drinking water sources Our World in Data