Water
Countries Without Clean Water 2025
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5 Countries Without Clean Water
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% |
 | Liechtenstein | 100% | 39.3K | ||
 | Gibraltar | 100% | 32.6K | ||
 | 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 |
- 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.
- Abs Chg and Rel Chg refer to Absolute and Relative Change and are expressed in percentage points.
- 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.
Sources
- 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
- 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
