People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population), 2022
Share of each country’s population using safely managed drinking water services in 2022, based on the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP).
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Key Insights
- •High-income countries are near-universal (often ~99–100%) for safely managed drinking water, while several low-income and conflict-affected countries remain far below 50%.
- •Large middle-income countries show substantial variation, indicating that infrastructure and water-quality governance—not just income—drive outcomes.
- •Some countries with high ‘improved source’ coverage still have lower ‘safely managed’ coverage due to contamination or intermittent supply.
- •The indicator highlights the gap between access to an improved source and truly safe, reliable drinking water.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 77.6%)
About This Statistic
This statistic measures the percentage of a country’s population using “safely managed” drinking water services, the highest service level under SDG 6.1. It requires an improved water source that is located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (at minimum, fecal and priority chemical contamination where data exist).
The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) produces these estimates by compiling nationally representative household surveys, censuses, and administrative data, then applying standardized methods to ensure comparability across countries and over time. Values are modelled where direct measurements are incomplete, which improves coverage but can introduce uncertainty—especially where water-quality testing data are sparse.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% |
| 2 | Denmark | 100.0% |
| 3 | Finland | 100.0% |
| 4 | France | 100.0% |
| 5 | State of Palestine | 100.0% |
| 6 | Iceland | 100.0% |
| 7 | Ireland | 100.0% |
| 8 | Israel | 100.0% |
| 9 | Italy | 100.0% |
| 10 | Kuwait | 100.0% |
| 11 | Lithuania | 100.0% |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
| 13 | Montenegro | 100.0% |
| 14 | Netherlands | 100.0% |
| 15 | New Zealand | 100.0% |
| 16 | Norway | 100.0% |
| 17 | Qatar | 100.0% |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% |
| 19 | Spain | 100.0% |
| 20 | Sweden | 100.0% |
| 21 | Switzerland | 100.0% |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 100.0% |
| 24 | Argentina | 100.0% |
| 25 | Bahrain | 100.0% |
| 26 | Belgium | 100.0% |
| 27 | Canada | 99.0% |
| 28 | Chile | 99.0% |
| 29 | Croatia | 99.0% |
| 30 | Estonia | 99.0% |
| 31 | Germany | 99.0% |
| 32 | Greece | 99.0% |
| 33 | Hungary | 99.0% |
| 34 | Japan | 99.0% |
| 35 | South Korea | 99.0% |
| 36 | Latvia | 99.0% |
| 37 | Mauritius | 99.0% |
| 38 | Oman | 99.0% |
| 39 | Poland | 99.0% |
| 40 | Portugal | 99.0% |
| 41 | Slovenia | 99.0% |
| 42 | Suriname | 99.0% |
| 43 | Türkiye | 99.0% |
| 44 | Egypt | 99.0% |
| 45 | United States of America | 99.0% |
| 46 | Uruguay | 99.0% |
| 47 | Afghanistan | 99.0% |
| 48 | Albania | 99.0% |
| 49 | Australia | 99.0% |
| 50 | Barbados | 99.0% |
| 51 | Bhutan | 99.0% |
| 52 | Belarus | 98.0% |
| 53 | Czech Republic | 98.0% |
| 54 | Paraguay | 98.0% |
| 55 | Serbia | 98.0% |
| 56 | Slovakia | 98.0% |
| 57 | Thailand | 98.0% |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.0% |
| 59 | Austria | 98.0% |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.0% |
| 61 | Georgia | 97.0% |
| 62 | Malaysia | 97.0% |
| 63 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 97.0% |
| 64 | People's Republic of China | 96.0% |
| 65 | Lebanon | 96.0% |
| 66 | Botswana | 96.0% |
| 67 | Solomon Islands | 96.0% |
| 68 | Cuba | 95.0% |
| 69 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 95.0% |
| 70 | Jamaica | 95.0% |
| 71 | Mexico | 95.0% |
| 72 | Brazil | 95.0% |
| 73 | Jordan | 94.0% |
| 74 | Romania | 94.0% |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 94.0% |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 93.0% |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 93.0% |
| 78 | South Africa | 93.0% |
| 79 | Tunisia | 93.0% |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 92.0% |
| 81 | Russian Federation | 92.0% |
| 82 | Armenia | 92.0% |
| 83 | Venezuela | 91.0% |
| 84 | Indonesia | 90.0% |
| 85 | Namibia | 90.0% |
| 86 | Ukraine | 90.0% |
| 87 | Colombia | 89.0% |
| 88 | Iraq | 88.0% |
| 89 | Moldova, Republic of | 88.0% |
| 90 | Panama | 88.0% |
| 91 | Algeria | 87.0% |
| 92 | Guatemala | 86.0% |
| 93 | Fiji | 84.0% |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 84.0% |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 83.0% |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 83.0% |
| 97 | Peru | 82.0% |
| 98 | Honduras | 81.0% |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 81.0% |
| 100 | Belize | 81.0% |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 80.0% |
| 102 | Brunei Darussalam | 80.0% |
| 103 | El Salvador | 76.0% |
| 104 | Ecuador | 74.0% |
| 105 | Djibouti | 74.0% |
| 106 | Syrian Arab Republic | 74.0% |
| 107 | Philippines | 73.0% |
| 108 | Timor-Leste | 71.0% |
| 109 | Libya | 70.0% |
| 110 | Mongolia | 70.0% |
| 111 | North Korea | 69.0% |
| 112 | Morocco | 69.0% |
| 113 | Benin | 65.0% |
| 114 | Cote d'Ivoire | 65.0% |
| 115 | Bolivia | 65.0% |
| 116 | Republic of The Gambia | 64.0% |
| 117 | Haiti | 64.0% |
| 118 | Sierra Leone | 62.0% |
| 119 | Cameroon | 61.0% |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau | 61.0% |
| 121 | Ghana | 60.0% |
| 122 | India | 60.0% |
| 123 | Yemen | 60.0% |
| 124 | Gabon | 59.0% |
| 125 | Bangladesh | 59.0% |
| 126 | Central African Republic | 58.0% |
| 127 | Rwanda | 58.0% |
| 128 | Vietnam | 54.0% |
| 129 | Myanmar | 53.0% |
| 130 | Cambodia | 52.0% |
| 131 | Senegal | 52.0% |
| 132 | Nepal | 49.0% |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 45.0% |
| 134 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 43.0% |
| 135 | Republic of the Congo | 42.0% |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 39.0% |
| 137 | Angola | 39.0% |
| 138 | Mauritania | 38.0% |
| 139 | Kenya | 37.0% |
| 140 | Eritrea | 36.0% |
| 141 | Pakistan | 36.0% |
| 142 | Somalia | 35.0% |
| 143 | Ethiopia | 34.0% |
| 144 | Zambia | 32.0% |
| 145 | Burundi | 31.0% |
| 146 | Sudan | 31.0% |
| 147 | Zimbabwe | 30.0% |
| 148 | United Republic of Tanzania | 30.0% |
| 149 | Guinea | 29.0% |
| 150 | Togo | 28.0% |
| 151 | Nigeria | 27.0% |
| 152 | Madagascar | 26.0% |
| 153 | Malawi | 26.0% |
| 154 | Uganda | 25.0% |
| 155 | Mozambique | 22.0% |
| 156 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18.0% |
| 157 | Mali | 17.0% |
| 158 | Burkina Faso | 16.0% |
| 159 | Niger | 13.0% |
| 160 | Chad | 11.0% |
| 161 | South Sudan | 10.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) (2022).
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