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environmental2024

Number of people using at least a basic drinking water source

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•231 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
32,277,003.9people
Median: 5,376,320.5people
Countries Covered
231
with available data
Highest
India
1,388,904,400.0people
Lowest
Niue
1,784.7people
Top 5 Countries
1India1,388,904,400.0people
2People's Republic of China1,386,599,700.0people
3United States of America345,359,000.0people
4Indonesia252,329,090.0people
5Pakistan227,884,290.0people
By Region
Asia163,532,911.1people(26 countries)
North America132,958,662.0people(4 countries)
Africa67,557,756.0people(9 countries)
South America54,157,671.4people(7 countries)
Europe17,849,368.1people(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1,784.7people)High (1,388,904,400.0people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 32,277,003.9people)

Asia (26)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Other (151)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1India1,388,904,400.0people
2People's Republic of China1,386,599,700.0people
3United States of America345,359,000.0people
4Indonesia252,329,090.0people
5Pakistan227,884,290.0people
6Brazil211,998,580.0people
7Nigeria191,376,300.0people
8Bangladesh171,449,310.0people
9Russian Federation140,331,360.0people
10Mexico130,260,830.0people
11Japan122,742,184.0people
12Egypt113,389,670.0people
13Philippines111,046,840.0people
14Vietnam99,736,696.0people
15Islamic Republic of Iran89,600,920.0people
16Germany84,552,240.0people
17Türkiye83,963,150.0people
18Ethiopia73,420,040.0people
19Thailand71,668,010.0people
20United Kingdom69,138,190.0people
21France66,548,532.0people
22Italy59,293,630.0people
23South Africa57,729,160.0people
24South Korea51,717,588.0people
25Colombia51,350,850.0people
26Spain47,874,450.0people
27Myanmar46,699,570.0people
28Iraq45,308,884.0people
29United Republic of Tanzania44,293,950.0people
30Argentina43,479,470.0people
31Algeria43,265,796.0people
32Canada39,062,936.0people
33Democratic Republic of the Congo38,991,260.0people
34Kenya37,018,092.0people
35Ukraine35,391,390.0people
36Uzbekistan35,376,630.0people
37Morocco35,115,420.0people
38Malaysia34,826,060.0people
39Poland34,733,250.0people
40Afghanistan34,473,010.0people
41Saudi Arabia33,636,980.0people
42Sudan32,737,198.0people
43Peru32,724,952.0people
44Uganda31,512,412.0people
45Ghana30,957,824.0people
46Yemen30,451,886.0people
47Nepal27,765,284.0people
48Australia26,705,094.0people
49Venezuela26,511,352.0people
50Angola25,747,502.0people
51North Korea24,809,578.0people
52Cote d'Ivoire24,668,256.0people
53Syrian Arab Republic23,223,480.0people
54Mozambique23,073,498.0people
55Mali21,140,538.0people
56Sri Lanka20,842,614.0people
57Cameroon20,797,318.0people
58Kazakhstan20,146,464.0people
59Chile19,478,206.0people
60Romania19,015,088.0people
61Netherlands18,228,742.0people
62Madagascar17,689,074.0people
63Guatemala17,151,882.0people
64Ecuador16,697,493.0people
65Senegal16,289,806.0people
66Malawi15,819,960.0people
67Zambia15,647,743.0people
68Cambodia14,613,703.0people
69Niger14,442,733.0people
70Somalia14,312,902.0people
71Tunisia11,875,990.0people
72Burkina Faso11,774,075.0people
73Belgium11,738,763.0people
74Bolivia11,592,516.0people
75Jordan11,470,401.0people
76Zimbabwe11,180,132.0people
77Dominican Republic11,136,969.0people
78United Arab Emirates11,027,129.0people
79Guinea10,946,941.0people
80Czech Republic10,599,959.0people
81Chad10,597,980.0people
82Sweden10,581,627.0people
83Cuba10,446,869.0people
84Honduras10,363,377.0people
85Portugal10,351,024.0people
86Azerbaijan10,097,605.0people
87Benin10,064,152.0people
88Greece10,047,817.0people
89Hungary9,676,135.0people
90Tajikistan9,446,204.0people
91Israel9,387,021.0people
92Burundi9,260,175.0people
93Belarus9,168,431.0people
94Austria9,120,813.0people
95Switzerland8,921,981.0people
96Rwanda8,752,417.0people
97Haiti8,631,138.0people
98Turkmenistan7,488,649.5people
99Lao People's Democratic Republic7,448,426.5people
100Hong Kong7,414,909.0people
101Libya7,111,951.0people
102Paraguay6,901,685.0people
103Kyrgyzstan6,822,617.0people
104Bulgaria6,702,630.5people
105Serbia6,426,241.0people
106Togo6,164,564.5people
107Denmark5,977,412.0people
108Sierra Leone5,883,404.5people
109Singapore5,832,387.0people
110El Salvador5,807,052.0people
111Papua New Guinea5,637,115.5people
112Finland5,617,310.0people
113Norway5,576,660.0people
114Slovakia5,494,979.5people
115State of Palestine5,427,942.5people
116Lebanon5,376,320.5people
117New Zealand5,213,944.0people
118Costa Rica5,120,441.0people
119Ireland5,102,518.0people
120Kuwait4,934,507.0people
121Oman4,894,413.0people
122South Sudan4,747,438.0people
123Liberia4,424,462.0people
124Republic of the Congo4,330,072.0people
125Panama4,301,666.5people
126Mauritania3,995,149.0people
127Croatia3,871,573.0people
128Georgia3,704,482.8people
129Uruguay3,374,148.8people
130Puerto Rico3,242,204.0people
131Qatar3,048,087.0people
132Bosnia and Herzegovina3,040,445.5people
133Mongolia2,992,184.8people
134Armenia2,971,805.2people
135Lithuania2,856,771.5people
136Moldova, Republic of2,813,649.0people
137Albania2,655,510.8people
138Namibia2,621,328.0people
139Jamaica2,485,875.5people
140Republic of The Gambia2,404,045.5people
141Botswana2,313,683.5people
142Gabon2,249,498.8people
143Slovenia2,109,684.0people
144Central African Republic1,945,916.6people
145Latvia1,848,895.8people
146Lesotho1,825,036.5people
147The Republic of North Macedonia1,789,963.9people
148Eritrea1,620,147.0people
149Bahrain1,605,761.8people
150Trinidad and Tobago1,496,478.2people
151Guinea-Bissau1,360,605.1people
152Estonia1,360,546.0people
153Cyprus1,354,493.9people
154Mauritius1,270,235.2people
155Timor-Leste1,223,172.2people
156Equatorial Guinea1,010,336.0people
157Eswatini998,902.2people
158Djibouti931,021.9people
159Fiji887,549.6people
160Reunion877,574.4people
161Guyana794,887.0people
162Bhutan787,935.1people
163Comoros737,101.1people
164Macao720,262.0people
165Luxembourg673,036.0people
166Montenegro633,882.8people
167Suriname621,728.8people
168Solomon Islands586,619.8people
169Malta539,607.0people
170Maldives526,524.3people
171Cape Verde484,357.0people
172Brunei Darussalam462,721.0people
173Belize395,581.6people
174Iceland393,396.0people
175Bahamas390,512.2people
176Guadeloupe374,828.7people
177Martinique341,835.9people
178Mayotte304,547.4people
179French Guiana292,602.6people
180New Caledonia291,289.0people
181Vanuatu285,559.5people
182French Polynesia281,807.0people
183Barbados280,101.7people
184Samoa216,800.1people
185Curaçao185,482.0people
186Sao Tome and Principe183,617.8people
187Saint Lucia176,321.1people
188Guam166,987.3people
189Seychelles127,454.0people
190Grenada110,391.8people
191Kiribati106,361.2people
192Tonga102,985.7people
193Saint Vincent and the Grenadines102,542.4people
194Jersey101,821.0people
195Aruba101,554.5people
196Micronesia, Federated States of99,693.5people
197Antigua and Barbuda92,761.8people
198Virgin Islands, U.S.84,451.3people
199Isle of Man84,160.0people
200Andorra81,938.0people
201Cayman Islands71,076.7people
202Bermuda64,636.0people
203Dominica64,215.7people
204Greenland55,840.0people
205Faroe Islands55,400.0people
206American Samoa46,765.0people
207Saint Kitts and Nevis46,396.9people
208Turks and Caicos Islands45,991.6people
209Northern Mariana Islands44,278.0people
210Liechtenstein39,870.0people
211Virgin Islands, British39,417.5people
212Gibraltar39,329.0people
213Sint Maarten (Dutch part)38,727.4people
214Monaco38,631.0people
215San Marino33,581.0people
216Marshall Islands32,833.8people
217Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba30,675.0people
218Saint Martin (French part)26,108.9people
219Palau17,612.2people
220Anguilla14,061.8people
221Cook Islands13,672.4people
222Nauru11,689.3people
223Saint Barthélemy11,258.0people
224Wallis and Futuna11,196.2people
225Tuvalu9,524.6people
226Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,525.1people
227Saint Helena5,199.9people
228Montserrat4,303.8people
229Falkland Islands (Malvinas)3,341.5people
230Tokelau2,506.0people
231Niue1,784.7people
Showing 231 of 231 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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