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Access to Clean Water by Country 2026
Country | % w/ Safe Water 2022↓ | # w/ Safe Water 2022 | Absolute Change 2012-22 | Relative Change 2012-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hungary | 100% | 10M | 12.92% | 15% |
 | Hong Kong | 100% | 7.5M | 0.39% | |
 | Singapore | 100% | 6M | ||
 | New Zealand | 100% | 5.2M | 8.74% | 10% |
 | Kuwait | 100% | 4.3M | ||
 | Macau | 100% | 695.2K | 0.01% | |
 | Iceland | 100% | 372.9K | 3.42% | 4% |
 | Gibraltar | 100% | 32.6K | ||
 | Liechtenstein | 100% | 39.3K | ||
 | Monaco | 100% | 36.5K | ||
 | San Marino | 100% | 33.7K | ||
 | Netherlands | 99.97% | 17.6M | -0.01% | |
 | Germany | 99.92% | 83.3M | 0.03% | |
 | Denmark | 99.92% | 5.9M | 2.33% | 2% |
 | Puerto Rico | 99.87% | 3.2M | 12.62% | 14% |
 | United Kingdom | 99.8% | 67.4M | -0.13% | |
 | Cyprus | 99.77% | 1.2M | 1.59% | 2% |
 | Malta | 99.77% | 532.1K | -0.18% | |
 | Belgium | 99.74% | 11.6M | 0.08% | |
 | Sweden | 99.74% | 10.5M | 0.17% | |
 | France | 99.7% | 64.4M | 1.24% | 1% |
 | Finland | 99.64% | 5.5M | 1.06% | 1% |
 | Spain | 99.57% | 47.4M | -0.03% | |
 | Luxembourg | 99.53% | 644.6K | -0.25% | |
 | Israel | 99.47% | 9M | -0.14% | |
 | South Korea | 99.28% | 51.4M | 1.18% | 1% |
 | Slovakia | 99.18% | 5.6M | 0.35% | |
 | Guam | 99.06% | 170.2K | ||
 | Canada | 99.04% | 38.1M | 0.39% | |
 | Austria | 98.9% | 8.8M | 0.13% | |
 | Bahrain | 98.9% | 1.5M | -0.02% | |
 | Greece | 98.88% | 10.3M | -0.42% | |
 | Norway | 98.82% | 5.4M | -0.55% | -1% |
 | Chile | 98.77% | 19.4M | 1.54% | 2% |
 | Martinique | 98.77% | 363K | -0.36% | |
 | Japan | 98.66% | 122.3M | 0.43% | |
 | Slovenia | 98.27% | 2.1M | 5.12% | 5% |
 | Czechia | 97.88% | 10.3M | 0.24% | |
 | United States | 97.47% | 329.7M | 1.58% | 2% |
 | Latvia | 97.11% | 1.8M | 2.83% | 3% |
 | Estonia | 97.02% | 1.3M | 1.13% | 1% |
 | New Caledonia | 96.87% | 280.9K | 3.11% | 3% |
 | Switzerland | 96.7% | 8.5M | ||
 | Qatar | 96.65% | 2.6M | -1.07% | -1% |
 | Ireland | 95.99% | 4.8M | 0.97% | 1% |
 | Reunion | 95.75% | 932.7K | -1.33% | -1% |
 | Guadeloupe | 95.71% | 378.8K | -2.85% | -3% |
 | Bulgaria | 95.65% | 6.5M | -0.27% | |
 | Portugal | 95.16% | 9.8M | 0.8% | 1% |
 | Lithuania | 94.98% | 2.6M | 8.6% | 10% |
 | Iran | 94.22% | 83.4M | 1.49% | 2% |
 | Malaysia | 93.94% | 31.9M | 0.52% | 1% |
 | Niue | 93.54% | 1.8K | -3.12% | -3% |
 | Belarus | 93.1% | 8.9M | 1.54% | 2% |
 | Italy | 92.71% | 54.7M | -2.26% | -2% |
 | French Guiana | 91.49% | 278.6K | 1.35% | 1% |
 | Oman | 90.85% | 4.2M | 3.75% | 4% |
 | Andorra | 90.64% | 72.4K | ||
 | Palau | 90.44% | 16.3K | 12.22% | 16% |
 | Poland | 88.91% | 35.4M | -3.75% | -4% |
 | Ukraine | 87.62% | 34.8M | -1.94% | -2% |
 | Brazil | 87.26% | 187.9M | 7.69% | 10% |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.97% | 2.8M | -1.73% | -2% |
 | Jordan | 85.71% | 9.7M | 17.39% | 25% |
 | Montenegro | 85.12% | 533.8K | 0.68% | 1% |
 | Armenia | 82.41% | 2.3M | -0.78% | -1% |
 | Romania | 82.07% | 16.1M | 0.14% | |
 | French Polynesia | 81.81% | 250.6K | -8.52% | -9% |
 | Costa Rica | 80.51% | 4.2M | 0.88% | 1% |
 | North Macedonia | 80.45% | 1.7M | 0.11% | |
 | Palestine | 80.33% | 4.2M | 3.24% | 4% |
 | Uzbekistan | 79.85% | 27.6M | 10.73% | 16% |
 | Kyrgyzstan | 76.49% | 5.1M | 14.92% | 24% |
 | Russia | 76.23% | 110.3M | 0.83% | 1% |
 | Moldova | 75.22% | 2.5M | 7.88% | 12% |
 | Serbia | 75.08% | 5.4M | 0.28% | |
 | Morocco | 74.82% | 28M | 15.33% | 26% |
 | Tunisia | 74.3% | 9.2M | -0.84% | -1% |
 | Colombia | 73.86% | 38.3M | 2.02% | 3% |
 | Bhutan | 73.34% | 573.9K | 39.17% | 115% |
 | Azerbaijan | 71.61% | 7.4M | 5.47% | 8% |
 | Albania | 70.74% | 2M | 4.36% | 7% |
 | Algeria | 70.6% | 31.7M | -5.27% | -7% |
 | Georgia | 69.14% | 2.6M | 2.5% | 4% |
 | Ecuador | 67.09% | 12.1M | 3.09% | 5% |
 | North Korea | 66.53% | 17.3M | -0.96% | -1% |
 | Honduras | 65.21% | 6.8M | 7.89% | 14% |
 | Paraguay | 64.22% | 4.4M | 4.62% | 8% |
 | Samoa | 62.19% | 138.3K | 0.92% | 2% |
 | Iraq | 59.74% | 26.6M | 3.77% | 7% |
 | Bangladesh | 59.11% | 101.2M | 3.81% | 7% |
 | Vietnam | 57.78% | 56.7M | 5.41% | 10% |
 | Myanmar | 57.4% | 31.1M | 11.42% | 25% |
 | Guatemala | 56.29% | 10M | 3.61% | 7% |
 | Suriname | 55.8% | 344.8K | 1.73% | 3% |
 | Tajikistan | 55.29% | 5.5M | 5.92% | 12% |
 | Peru | 51.99% | 17.7M | 2.88% | 6% |
 | Pakistan | 50.6% | 119.3M | 10.14% | 25% |
 | Philippines | 47.9% | 55.4M | 2.23% | 5% |
 | Lebanon | 47.7% | 2.6M | 1.5% | 3% |
 | Gambia | 47.67% | 1.3M | 9.75% | 26% |
 | Sri Lanka | 47.13% | 10.3M | 0.47% | 1% |
 | Dominican Republic | 44.94% | 5M | 1.03% | 2% |
 | Ghana | 44.47% | 14.9M | 16.34% | 58% |
 | Ivory Coast | 43.89% | 12.4M | 15.15% | 53% |
 | Mexico | 43.04% | 54.9M | 1.36% | 3% |
 | Fiji | 41.86% | 389.2K | 1.29% | 3% |
 | Mongolia | 39.28% | 1.3M | 8.84% | 29% |
 | Sao Tome and Principe | 36.3% | 82.5K | 4.36% | 14% |
 | Indonesia | 30.27% | 83.4M | 2.86% | 10% |
 | Afghanistan | 30.03% | 12.4M | 8.91% | 42% |
 | Tonga | 29.53% | 31.6K | 0.06% | |
 | Cambodia | 29.13% | 4.9M | 5.98% | 26% |
 | Nigeria | 28.98% | 63.3M | 5.78% | 25% |
 | Lesotho | 28.22% | 650.6K | 7.84% | 38% |
 | Senegal | 26.69% | 4.6M | 3.11% | 13% |
 | Zimbabwe | 26.52% | 4.3M | -1.3% | -5% |
 | Guinea-Bissau | 23.87% | 502.6K | 2.56% | 12% |
 | Madagascar | 22.24% | 6.6M | 6.95% | 45% |
 | Togo | 19.42% | 1.7M | 4.26% | 28% |
 | Uganda | 18.68% | 8.8M | 8.8% | 89% |
 | Laos | 17.87% | 1.3M | 3.28% | 22% |
 | Malawi | 17.76% | 3.6M | 5.73% | 48% |
 | Nepal | 16.12% | 4.9M | -13.74% | -46% |
 | Kiribati | 14.41% | 18.9K | 2.21% | 18% |
 | Ethiopia | 13.24% | 16.3M | 4.7% | 55% |
 | DR Congo | 11.58% | 11.5M | -0.3% | -3% |
 | Tanzania | 11.34% | 7.4M | 3.02% | 36% |
 | Sierra Leone | 10.26% | 883.2K | 2.6% | 34% |
 | Tuvalu | 8.71% | 985 | 0.47% | 6% |
 | Chad | 6.25% | 1.1M | 0.39% | 7% |
 | Central African Republic | 6.13% | 341.8K | -0.89% | -13% |
| Total | 2.6B |
- Basic Drinking Water is defined as water from an improved source with a collection time of not more than 30 minutes for a round trip, including queuing.
- Safely Managed Drinking Water is defined as water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed, and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.
- Data indicate the percentages and total numbers of individuals in each country who had regular access to a safely managed source of drinking water that was both uncontaminated and readily available on-site during the indicated years.
Safe Water Access (%) Share of a country’s population with access to safely managed drinking water services in a given year.
Absolute Change (2012–2022) Total percentage point increase or decrease in access to safe water over the 10-year period.
Relative Change (2012–2022) Percentage growth or decline in access relative to the country’s starting level in 2012.
Countries With Near-Universal Access to Clean Water
Countries with near-universal access typically have 95% or more of their population covered by safe drinking water services.
These are Hungary, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Kuwait, Macau, Iceland, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Puerto Rico, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Malta, Belgium, Sweden, France, Finland, Spain, Luxembourg, Israel, South Korea, Slovakia, Guam, Canada, Austria, Bahrain, Greece, Norway, Chile, Martinique, Japan, Slovenia, Czechia, United States, Latvia, Estonia, New Caledonia, Switzerland, Qatar, Ireland, Reunion, Guadeloupe, Bulgaria, and Portugal.
Countries With Moderate Access to Clean Water
In many countries, access to safe drinking water falls between roughly 50% and 95% of the population, reflecting uneven coverage across regions.
These countries include Lithuania, Iran, Malaysia, Belarus, Italy, Oman, Andorra, Palau, Poland, Ukraine, Brazil, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jordan, Montenegro, Armenia, Romania, Costa Rica, North Macedonia, Palestine, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Moldova, Serbia, Morocco, Tunisia, Colombia, Bhutan, Azerbaijan, Albania, Algeria, Georgia, Ecuador, North Korea, Honduras, Paraguay, Iraq, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Myanmar, Guatemala, Suriname, Tajikistan, Peru, Pakistan, Philippines, and Lebanon.
Countries With Limited Access to Clean Water
In some countries, access to safe drinking water remains below 50% of the population, indicating significant infrastructure and coverage gaps.
Such countries are Dominican Republic, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Fiji, Mongolia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Tonga, Cambodia, Nigeria, Lesotho, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Togo, Uganda, Laos, Malawi, Nepal, Kiribati, Ethiopia, DR Congo, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Tuvalu, Chad, and Central African Republic.
Sources
- Clean Water Access by Country - Macrotrends
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) - The World Bank
- Share of the population with access to safely managed drinking water - Our World in Data
- People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) - World Bank
- Water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH) data - UNICEF
- AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture - FAO
- Number of people using safely managed drinking water sources - Our World in Data
