Population exposed to unsafe drinking water (no safely managed drinking water services)
Share of each country’s population without safely managed drinking water services (%), from WHO/UNICEF JMP country estimates (latest year around 2022).
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Key Insights
- •This measure can reveal hidden risk in places with high ‘improved source’ coverage but intermittent service or contamination.
- •The largest gaps tend to cluster where rural access, affordability, and water quality monitoring are weak.
- •Tracking ‘unsafe’ share over time helps gauge progress toward SDG 6.1 beyond infrastructure counts.
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: 17.5%)
About This Statistic
This statistic tracks the share of people in each country who do not have access to “safely managed” drinking water—defined by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) as an improved source located on premises, available when needed, and free from priority contamination (e.g., E. coli and arsenic where data exist). It is a stricter measure than “basic” water access, highlighting hidden risks even where an improved source exists.
Because the JMP compiles and models nationally representative household surveys and censuses, the indicator is broadly comparable across countries and is updated regularly for SDG monitoring (SDG 6.1.1). Countries with high piped coverage can still score poorly if intermittency or water quality is a major issue, making this an informative and sometimes surprising view of development and public health risk.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 99.5% |
| 2 | Eritrea | 99.0% |
| 3 | Burundi | 96.0% |
| 4 | Angola | 94.0% |
| 5 | Benin | 80.0% |
| 6 | Somalia | 80.0% |
| 7 | Malawi | 78.0% |
| 8 | Chad | 75.0% |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 75.0% |
| 10 | South Sudan | 75.0% |
| 11 | Mozambique | 70.0% |
| 12 | Rwanda | 70.0% |
| 13 | Guinea | 65.0% |
| 14 | Kenya | 65.0% |
| 15 | Niger | 65.0% |
| 16 | United Republic of Tanzania | 65.0% |
| 17 | Yemen | 65.0% |
| 18 | Zambia | 65.0% |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 65.0% |
| 20 | Madagascar | 60.0% |
| 21 | Nigeria | 60.0% |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 60.0% |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 58.0% |
| 24 | Cameroon | 55.0% |
| 25 | Haiti | 55.0% |
| 26 | Mali | 55.0% |
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 55.0% |
| 28 | Sudan | 55.0% |
| 29 | Uganda | 55.0% |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 55.0% |
| 31 | Djibouti | 50.0% |
| 32 | Papua New Guinea | 50.0% |
| 33 | Senegal | 45.0% |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 40.0% |
| 35 | Republic of the Congo | 40.0% |
| 36 | Togo | 40.0% |
| 37 | Myanmar | 35.0% |
| 38 | Gabon | 35.0% |
| 39 | Lesotho | 35.0% |
| 40 | Antigua and Barbuda | 35.0% |
| 41 | India | 34.0% |
| 42 | Cambodia | 30.0% |
| 43 | El Salvador | 30.0% |
| 44 | Ghana | 30.0% |
| 45 | Cote d'Ivoire | 30.0% |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 30.0% |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 25.0% |
| 48 | Guatemala | 25.0% |
| 49 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25.0% |
| 50 | Mauritania | 25.0% |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 25.0% |
| 52 | Republic of The Gambia | 20.0% |
| 53 | Honduras | 20.0% |
| 54 | North Korea | 20.0% |
| 55 | Pakistan | 20.0% |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 20.0% |
| 57 | Bolivia | 20.0% |
| 58 | Nepal | 18.0% |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 15.0% |
| 60 | Liberia | 15.0% |
| 61 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.0% |
| 62 | Belize | 15.0% |
| 63 | Indonesia | 12.0% |
| 64 | Iraq | 12.0% |
| 65 | Mongolia | 12.0% |
| 66 | Panama | 12.0% |
| 67 | Paraguay | 12.0% |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.0% |
| 69 | Morocco | 10.0% |
| 70 | Philippines | 10.0% |
| 71 | Venezuela | 10.0% |
| 72 | Colombia | 8.0% |
| 73 | Guyana | 8.0% |
| 74 | Peru | 8.0% |
| 75 | People's Republic of China | 6.0% |
| 76 | Ecuador | 5.0% |
| 77 | Jamaica | 5.0% |
| 78 | Libya | 5.0% |
| 79 | Mexico | 5.0% |
| 80 | Namibia | 5.0% |
| 81 | Vietnam | 5.0% |
| 82 | South Africa | 5.0% |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 5.0% |
| 84 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.0% |
| 85 | Malaysia | 2.0% |
| 86 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.0% |
| 87 | Thailand | 2.0% |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 1.0% |
| 89 | Fiji | 1.0% |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% |
| 91 | Egypt | 1.0% |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.0% |
| 93 | Belarus | 0.5% |
| 94 | Cuba | 0.5% |
| 95 | Georgia | 0.5% |
| 96 | Jordan | 0.5% |
| 97 | Ukraine | 0.5% |
| 98 | Brazil | 0.3% |
| 99 | Chile | 0.2% |
| 100 | Comoros | 0.2% |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 0.2% |
| 102 | Russian Federation | 0.2% |
| 103 | Suriname | 0.2% |
| 104 | Bermuda | 0.2% |
| 105 | Bhutan | 0.2% |
| 106 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.1% |
| 107 | Dominica | 0.1% |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% |
| 109 | Albania | 0.1% |
| 110 | Argentina | 0.1% |
| 111 | Austria | 0.1% |
| 112 | Botswana | 0.1% |
| 113 | Canada | 0.0% |
| 114 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 115 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% |
| 116 | Croatia | 0.0% |
| 117 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 118 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 119 | Denmark | 0.0% |
| 120 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 121 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 122 | France | 0.0% |
| 123 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 124 | Germany | 0.0% |
| 125 | Greece | 0.0% |
| 126 | Hungary | 0.0% |
| 127 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 128 | Ireland | 0.0% |
| 129 | Israel | 0.0% |
| 130 | Japan | 0.0% |
| 131 | South Korea | 0.0% |
| 132 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 133 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 134 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 135 | Lithuania | 0.0% |
| 136 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 137 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 138 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 139 | Mauritius | 0.0% |
| 140 | Montenegro | 0.0% |
| 141 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 142 | Netherlands | 0.0% |
| 143 | Country 532 | 0.0% |
| 144 | Aruba | 0.0% |
| 145 | New Caledonia | 0.0% |
| 146 | Vanuatu | 0.0% |
| 147 | New Zealand | 0.0% |
| 148 | Norway | 0.0% |
| 149 | Poland | 0.0% |
| 150 | Portugal | 0.0% |
| 151 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 152 | Romania | 0.0% |
| 153 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% |
| 154 | Serbia | 0.0% |
| 155 | Seychelles | 0.0% |
| 156 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 157 | Slovakia | 0.0% |
| 158 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 159 | Spain | 0.0% |
| 160 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 161 | Switzerland | 0.0% |
| 162 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 163 | Tunisia | 0.0% |
| 164 | Türkiye | 0.0% |
| 165 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0% |
| 166 | United Kingdom | 0.0% |
| 167 | United States of America | 0.0% |
| 168 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 169 | Samoa | 0.0% |
| 170 | Algeria | 0.0% |
| 171 | American Samoa | 0.0% |
| 172 | Andorra | 0.0% |
| 173 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
| 174 | Australia | 0.0% |
| 175 | Bahamas | 0.0% |
| 176 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 177 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 178 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 179 | Belgium | 0.0% |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% |
| 181 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2022).
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