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.
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. 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.
Rank Country / dependency Year 1 47.40% 2022 2 42.00% 2022 3 40.90% 2022 4 37.10% 2022 5 35.50% 2022 6 33.00% 2022 7 32.38% 2017 8 31.50% 2022 9 30.55% 2016 10 28.50% 2022 11 27.20% 2022 12 27.00% 2022 13 26.90% 2020 14 25.30% 2022 15 24.60% 2022 16 23.40% 2022 17 23.20% 2022 18 23.00% 2022 19 22.90% 2022 20 22.80% 2022 21 21.50% 2022 22 21.00% 2022 23 20.50% 2022 24 20.00% 2022 25 18.90% 2022 26 18.20% 2022 27 16.90% 2022 28 16.78% 20202916.70%2022 30 16.60% 2022 31 16.40% 2022 32 16.20% 2022 33 16.10% 2022 34 15.80% 2022 35 15.75% 2020 36 15.60% 2022 37 15.50% 2022 38 15.40% 2022 39 14.40% 2022 40 13.30% 2022 13.30% 2022 42 11.70% 2022 43 11.10% 2022 44 11.00% 2022 11.00% 20224610.90%2022 47 10.50% 2022489.60%2022 49 9.30% 2022 50 9.10% 2022 51 8.93% 2019 52 8.90% 2022 53 8.80% 2022 54 8.40% 2022 55 8.10% 2022 56 7.30% 2022 57 7.00% 2022 58 6.40% 2022 59 6.30% 2022 60 6.20% 2022 6.20% 2022 62 5.70% 2022 5.70% 2022 64 5.60% 2022 65 5.40% 2022 66 5.10% 2022 67 5.00% 2022 68 4.90% 2022 69 4.85% 2018 70 4.69% 2020 71 4.60% 2022 4.60% 2022 73 4.58% 2017 74 4.50% 2022 75 4.40% 2022 76 4.30% 2022774.00%2022783.90%2022 79 3.80% 2022 80 3.60% 2022 3.60% 2022 3.60% 2022 83 3.50% 2022 84 3.21% 2017 85 3.10% 2022 86 3.00% 20223.00%2022 88 2.90% 2022 89 2.80% 2022 2.80% 2022 91 2.70% 2022 92 2.62% 2020 93 2.52% 2017942.50%2022 2.50% 2022962.40%2022972.30%2022 2.30% 2022 2.30% 2022 2.30% 2022 2.30% 2022 102 2.13% 2016 103 2.00% 2022 2.00% 2022 105 1.90% 20221.90%2022 107 1.70% 2022 108 1.60% 2022 1.60% 2022 110 1.39% 2017 111 1.32% 2007 112 1.30% 2022 1.30% 2022 114 1.28% 2020 115 1.20% 2022 1.20% 2022 1.20% 2022 118 1.11% 20191191.00%2022 1.00% 2022 121 0.98% 2016 122 0.90% 2022 0.90% 20220.90%2022 0.90% 2022 0.90% 2022 127 0.80% 20221280.70%2022 0.70% 20220.70%2022 0.70% 2022 0.70% 2022 0.70% 20220.70%2022 135 0.60% 2022 0.60% 20221370.50%2022 0.50% 2022 0.50% 2022 0.50% 20220.50%20171420.40%2022 0.40% 2022 0.40% 2022 0.40% 2022 0.40% 2022 0.40% 2022 148 0.30% 20220.30%2022 0.30% 2022 0.30% 2022 0.30% 2022 0.30% 20220.30%2022 0.30% 2022 0.30% 2022 0.30% 20221580.23%2020159 0.20% 2022 0.20% 20220.20%2022162 0.10% 2022 0.10% 2022 0.10% 2022 0.10% 2022 0.10% 2022 0.10% 2022 0.10% 2022 0.10% 20220.10%2022 0.10% 20220.10%2022 0.10% 20220.10%2022 0.10% 20220.10%2022177 0.00% 2022 0.00% 20220.00%2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 20220.00%2022 0.00% 2022 0.00% 2020
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.Share of the population using safely managed drinking water sources Our World in Data RankCountryShare with access to safe drinking water (%) Year1100.00%2022100.00%2022100.00%2022100.00%2022100.00%2022100.00%2022100.00%2022100.00%2022100.00%2022100.00%20221399.97%20221499.92%202299.92%20221699.87%20221799.80%20221899.77%202299.77%20222099.74%202299.74%20222299.71%20222399.70%20222499.64%20222599.57%20222699.53%20222799.47%20222899.28%20222999.18%20223099.06%20223199.04%20223298.90%202298.90%20223498.88%20223598.82%20223698.77%202298.77%20223898.66%20223998.36%20204098.27%20224197.94%20204297.88%20224397.47%20224497.11%20224597.02%20224696.87%20224796.74%20204896.70%20224996.65%20225096.63%20225195.99%20225295.75%20225395.71%20225495.65%20225595.16%20225694.98%20225794.88%20225894.22%20225993.94%20226093.54%20226193.10%20226292.71%20226392.46%20226491.49%20226590.85%20226690.64%20226790.64%20226890.44%20226989.33%20207089.23%20227188.91%20227287.62%20227387.26%20227487.12%20177586.97%20227685.71%20227785.12%20227882.41%20227982.14%20078082.07%20228181.81%20228280.51%20228380.45%20228480.33%20228579.85%20228676.49%20228776.23%20228875.22%20228975.08%20229074.82%20229174.30%20229273.86%20229373.34%20229471.61%20229570.74%20229670.60%20229769.14%20229868.88%20229967.09%202210066.53%202210165.21%202210264.22%202210362.19%202210459.74%202210559.11%202210657.78%202210757.40%202210856.29%202210955.80%202211055.52%202011155.29%202211251.99%202211350.60%202211447.90%202211547.70%202211647.67%202211747.13%202211847.09%202211945.90%202012044.94%202212144.47%202212243.89%202212343.04%202212441.86%202212539.28%202212636.30%202212730.27%202212830.03%202212929.53%202213029.13%202213128.98%202213228.22%202213326.69%202213426.52%202213523.87%202213622.24%202213719.42%202213818.68%202213917.87%202214017.76%202214116.12%202214214.41%202214313.24%202214412.10%202014511.58%202214611.34%202214710.26%20221488.71%20221496.25%20221506.13%2022
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