Access to drinking water, urban - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Percent urban population with access to drinking water, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 99 countries was 69.5 percent. The highest value was in France: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Tuvalu: 10.4 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: WHO/UNICEF
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Countries Access to drinking water, urban, 2024 Global rank Available data
France 100 1 2000 - 2024
Germany 100 2 2000 - 2024
Gibraltar 100 3 2000 - 2024
Hong Kong 100 4 2000 - 2024
Hungary 100 5 2000 - 2024
Kuwait 100 6 2000 - 2024
Macao 100 7 2000 - 2024
Monaco 100 8 2000 - 2024
San Marino 100 9 2000 - 2024
Singapore 100 10 2000 - 2024
Luxembourg 99.8 11 2000 - 2024
Spain 99.7 12 2000 - 2024
Australia 99.6 13 2000 - 2024
Israel 99.5 14 2000 - 2024
Lithuania 99.3 15 2000 - 2024
Chile 99.2 16 2000 - 2024
Czechia 98 17 2000 - 2024
Palau 97.7 18 2000 - 2024
USA 97.7 19 2000 - 2024
Portugal 97 20 2000 - 2024
Turkmenistan 96.9 21 2000 - 2024
Croatia 96.5 22 2000 - 2024
China 96.4 23 2000 - 2024
Iran 96.2 24 2000 - 2024
Ireland 96.1 25 2000 - 2024
Romania 95 26 2000 - 2024
Uruguay 94.6 27 2000 - 2024
Samoa 92 28 2000 - 2024
Morocco 91.3 29 2000 - 2024
Brazil 90.7 30 2000 - 2024
Georgia 89.3 31 2000 - 2024
Uzbekistan 88.9 32 2000 - 2024
Ukraine 88.3 33 2000 - 2024
Montenegro 87.3 34 2006 - 2024
North Macedonia 84.7 35 2000 - 2024
India 83 36 2000 - 2024
Ecuador 82.4 37 2000 - 2024
Palestine 81.9 38 2000 - 2024
Colombia 81.8 39 2000 - 2024
Serbia 81.6 40 2000 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 81 41 2000 - 2024
Costa Rica 80.4 42 2000 - 2024
Sri Lanka 80.1 43 2000 - 2024
Honduras 78.4 44 2000 - 2024
Swaziland 76.9 45 2000 - 2024
Azerbaijan 76.5 46 2000 - 2024
Guyana 76 47 2000 - 2024
Vietnam 75.8 48 2000 - 2024
El Salvador 75.7 49 2000 - 2024
South Africa 75.6 50 2000 - 2024
Burma 74.2 51 2000 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 73.1 52 2005 - 2024
Paraguay 72.2 53 2000 - 2024
Algeria 72.1 54 2000 - 2024
Lesotho 69.4 55 2000 - 2024
Botswana 68.9 56 2000 - 2024
Gambia 68.4 57 2000 - 2024
Tunisia 67.9 58 2000 - 2024
Iraq 64.6 59 2000 - 2024
Suriname 63.4 60 2000 - 2024
Philippines 62.2 61 2000 - 2024
Bhutan 61.5 62 2000 - 2024
Ghana 60.2 63 2000 - 2024
Cambodia 57.2 64 2000 - 2024
Peru 56.2 65 2000 - 2024
Mongolia 55.4 66 2000 - 2024
Zimbabwe 55.4 67 2000 - 2024
Bangladesh 54.3 68 2000 - 2024
Rwanda 53.4 69 2000 - 2024
Fiji 52.5 70 2000 - 2024
Malawi 52.4 71 2000 - 2024
Guatemala 51.7 72 2000 - 2024
Ivory Coast 51.5 73 2000 - 2024
Laos 50.9 74 2000 - 2024
Tonga 50.9 75 2000 - 2024
Zambia 50.2 76 2000 - 2024
Mozambique 47.5 77 2000 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 46.9 78 2000 - 2024
Pakistan 45.4 79 2000 - 2024
Tanzania 45.2 80 2000 - 2024
Senegal 41.1 81 2000 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 40.3 82 2000 - 2024
Uganda 40 83 2000 - 2024
Madagascar 38.6 84 2000 - 2024
Ethiopia 38.4 85 2000 - 2024
Vanuatu 38.3 86 2000 - 2024
Afghanistan 36.4 87 2000 - 2024
G.-Bissau 36.1 88 2000 - 2024
Nigeria 36 89 2000 - 2024
Indonesia 34.7 90 2000 - 2024
Togo 34.6 91 2000 - 2024
Benin 28.4 92 2000 - 2024
DR Congo 24.2 93 2000 - 2024
Nepal 23.6 94 2000 - 2024
Kiribati 20.9 95 2000 - 2024
Chad 17.6 96 2000 - 2024
Sierra Leone 12.5 97 2000 - 2024
C.A. Republic 11.3 98 2000 - 2024
Tuvalu 10.4 99 2000 - 2024


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Definition: Access to an improved water source, urban, refers to the percentage of the urban population using an improved drinking water source. The improved drinking water source includes piped water on premises (piped household water connection located inside the users' dwelling, plot or yard), and other improved drinking water sources (public taps or standpipes, tube wells or boreholes, protected dug wells, protected springs, and rainwater collection).

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1. France
2. Germany
3. Gibraltar
4. Hong Kong
5. Hungary
6. Kuwait
7. Macao
8. Monaco
9. San Marino
10. Singapore
11. Luxembourg
12. Spain
13. Australia
14. Israel
15. Lithuania
16. Chile
17. Czechia
18. Palau
19. USA
20. Portugal
21. Turkmenistan
22. Croatia
23. China
24. Iran
25. Ireland
26. Romania
27. Uruguay
28. Samoa
29. Morocco
30. Brazil
31. Georgia
32. Uzbekistan
33. Ukraine
34. Montenegro
35. North Macedonia
36. India
37. Ecuador
38. Palestine
39. Colombia
40. Serbia
41. Kyrgyzstan
42. Costa Rica
43. Sri Lanka
44. Honduras
45. Swaziland
46. Azerbaijan
47. Guyana
48. Vietnam
49. El Salvador
50. South Africa
51. Burma
52. Tr.&Tobago
53. Paraguay
54. Algeria
55. Lesotho
56. Botswana
57. Gambia
58. Tunisia
59. Iraq
60. Suriname
61. Philippines
62. Bhutan
63. Ghana
64. Cambodia
65. Peru
66. Mongolia
67. Zimbabwe
68. Bangladesh
69. Rwanda
70. Fiji
71. Malawi
72. Guatemala
73. Ivory Coast
74. Laos
75. Tonga
76. Zambia
77. Mozambique
78. Domin. Rep.
79. Pakistan
80. Tanzania
81. Senegal
82. S.T.&Principe
83. Uganda
84. Madagascar
85. Ethiopia
86. Vanuatu
87. Afghanistan
88. G.-Bissau
89. Nigeria
90. Indonesia
91. Togo
92. Benin
93. DR Congo
94. Nepal
95. Kiribati
96. Chad
97. Sierra Leone
98. C.A. Republic
99. Tuvalu
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