Clean Water Access by Country
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
Country Name |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
New Zealand |
100.00% |
100.00% |
99.21% |
97.10% |
94.99% |
Singapore |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
Kuwait |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
Macao |
100.00% |
100.00% |
99.64% |
95.76% |
91.88% |
Malta |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
Greece |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
San Marino |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
Monaco |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
Liechtenstein |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
Gibraltar |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
Hong Kong |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
99.97% |
99.83% |
Iceland |
100.00% |
99.57% |
98.94% |
98.32% |
97.69% |
United Kingdom |
99.99% |
99.99% |
99.99% |
99.99% |
99.99% |
Netherlands |
99.95% |
99.95% |
99.95% |
99.96% |
99.96% |
Sweden |
99.94% |
99.94% |
99.94% |
99.94% |
99.94% |
Germany |
99.80% |
99.80% |
99.80% |
99.80% |
99.80% |
Slovak Republic |
99.79% |
99.70% |
99.55% |
99.41% |
99.27% |
Luxembourg |
99.72% |
99.77% |
99.81% |
99.85% |
99.90% |
Finland |
99.63% |
99.63% |
99.63% |
99.63% |
99.63% |
Cyprus |
99.61% |
99.61% |
99.61% |
99.64% |
99.67% |
Guam |
99.54% |
99.54% |
99.54% |
99.54% |
99.54% |
Belgium |
99.52% |
99.52% |
99.52% |
99.52% |
99.52% |
Israel |
99.38% |
99.44% |
99.49% |
99.54% |
99.60% |
Poland |
99.16% |
98.60% |
98.04% |
97.49% |
96.95% |
United States |
99.00% |
99.00% |
98.99% |
98.99% |
98.98% |
Bahrain |
98.98% |
98.98% |
98.98% |
98.98% |
98.98% |
Austria |
98.91% |
98.91% |
98.91% |
98.87% |
98.79% |
Canada |
98.86% |
98.81% |
98.77% |
98.72% |
98.67% |
Chile |
98.64% |
98.46% |
98.48% |
98.31% |
97.93% |
Japan |
98.45% |
98.41% |
98.36% |
98.32% |
98.27% |
Spain |
98.44% |
98.46% |
98.48% |
98.50% |
98.55% |
Norway |
98.34% |
98.34% |
98.52% |
98.70% |
98.88% |
South Korea |
98.21% |
98.10% |
97.99% |
98.00% |
98.00% |
Slovenia |
98.05% |
97.85% |
96.55% |
95.26% |
93.97% |
Czech Republic |
97.88% |
97.88% |
97.88% |
97.88% |
97.76% |
France |
97.85% |
97.78% |
97.71% |
97.64% |
97.57% |
Ireland |
97.32% |
97.31% |
97.30% |
97.03% |
96.74% |
Isle Of Man |
97.21% |
97.21% |
97.21% |
97.21% |
97.21% |
Bulgaria |
96.95% |
96.97% |
96.99% |
97.01% |
97.03% |
Greenland |
96.75% |
96.75% |
96.75% |
96.76% |
96.76% |
Denmark |
96.73% |
96.74% |
96.74% |
96.74% |
96.74% |
New Caledonia |
96.66% |
96.66% |
96.33% |
95.99% |
95.36% |
Qatar |
96.18% |
96.24% |
96.30% |
96.36% |
96.42% |
Switzerland |
95.46% |
95.46% |
95.46% |
95.46% |
95.22% |
Portugal |
95.31% |
95.31% |
95.27% |
95.24% |
95.17% |
Latvia |
95.19% |
94.98% |
94.78% |
94.58% |
94.37% |
Italy |
95.04% |
95.04% |
94.47% |
93.91% |
93.38% |
Belarus |
94.52% |
94.50% |
94.47% |
94.45% |
93.40% |
Puerto Rico |
94.09% |
94.09% |
93.51% |
90.87% |
88.23% |
Turkmenistan |
93.90% |
93.01% |
91.71% |
90.24% |
88.56% |
Jordan |
93.82% |
93.84% |
93.87% |
93.90% |
93.90% |
Costa Rica |
93.80% |
93.70% |
93.46% |
93.14% |
92.81% |
Montenegro |
93.60% |
93.05% |
92.50% |
91.84% |
91.19% |
Estonia |
93.33% |
93.65% |
93.96% |
94.28% |
94.55% |
Malaysia |
93.33% |
93.31% |
93.30% |
93.29% |
93.28% |
Tunisia |
92.66% |
92.40% |
92.14% |
91.87% |
91.58% |
Lithuania |
92.04% |
91.60% |
91.16% |
89.29% |
87.43% |
Ukraine |
92.01% |
91.94% |
91.88% |
91.81% |
92.12% |
Channel Islands |
91.98% |
91.98% |
91.98% |
91.98% |
91.98% |
Iran |
91.80% |
91.73% |
91.67% |
91.60% |
91.54% |
Andorra |
90.64% |
90.64% |
90.64% |
90.64% |
90.64% |
Oman |
90.28% |
90.08% |
89.87% |
88.84% |
87.30% |
Northern Mariana Islands |
90.24% |
89.85% |
89.43% |
88.85% |
88.27% |
Croatia |
89.96% |
89.96% |
90.45% |
90.95% |
91.37% |
Hungary |
89.57% |
86.76% |
83.97% |
81.18% |
78.39% |
Kazakhstan |
89.51% |
87.51% |
85.52% |
83.55% |
81.59% |
Bosnia |
88.84% |
88.83% |
88.83% |
88.82% |
88.80% |
Grenada |
87.12% |
87.12% |
87.12% |
87.12% |
87.12% |
Armenia |
86.48% |
83.01% |
79.44% |
75.96% |
72.39% |
Romania |
81.92% |
81.91% |
81.90% |
81.91% |
81.92% |
North Macedonia |
81.01% |
82.21% |
83.42% |
84.65% |
85.89% |
Georgia |
79.99% |
79.81% |
79.60% |
79.39% |
79.18% |
Russia |
76.03% |
75.92% |
75.82% |
75.72% |
75.62% |
Ecuador |
75.07% |
74.85% |
74.37% |
73.84% |
73.32% |
Serbia |
74.73% |
74.71% |
74.71% |
74.71% |
74.70% |
Azerbaijan |
73.56% |
73.02% |
72.47% |
71.93% |
71.39% |
Colombia |
73.23% |
73.00% |
72.81% |
72.58% |
72.34% |
Moldova |
72.88% |
72.59% |
72.30% |
72.03% |
69.52% |
Morocco |
70.27% |
70.00% |
69.11% |
68.20% |
67.28% |
Albania |
70.02% |
69.98% |
69.94% |
69.90% |
67.89% |
Kyrgyz Republic |
68.22% |
68.15% |
66.34% |
64.55% |
62.68% |
North Korea |
66.63% |
66.79% |
66.96% |
67.13% |
67.31% |
Paraguay |
63.89% |
63.25% |
62.46% |
61.67% |
60.87% |
Uzbekistan |
58.90% |
58.88% |
58.86% |
58.84% |
58.78% |
Iraq |
58.83% |
58.32% |
57.80% |
57.28% |
56.76% |
Samoa |
58.82% |
58.77% |
58.69% |
58.55% |
58.41% |
Guatemala |
55.99% |
55.66% |
55.07% |
54.49% |
53.91% |
Bangladesh |
55.44% |
55.49% |
55.54% |
55.59% |
55.63% |
Nicaragua |
51.60% |
51.52% |
51.43% |
51.33% |
51.24% |
Peru |
50.35% |
50.09% |
49.82% |
49.56% |
49.29% |
Tajikistan |
47.87% |
47.69% |
47.48% |
47.24% |
46.98% |
Lebanon |
47.70% |
47.70% |
47.52% |
47.29% |
47.05% |
Philippines |
46.65% |
46.44% |
46.24% |
46.03% |
45.82% |
Congo, Rep. |
45.35% |
44.77% |
44.18% |
43.60% |
43.01% |
Vanuatu |
44.13% |
43.84% |
43.52% |
43.18% |
42.84% |
Mexico |
42.87% |
42.68% |
42.46% |
42.24% |
42.02% |
Ghana |
36.41% |
34.75% |
33.12% |
31.52% |
29.94% |
Bhutan |
36.16% |
36.00% |
35.72% |
35.33% |
34.91% |
Pakistan |
35.31% |
35.54% |
35.75% |
35.97% |
36.19% |
Nepal |
27.24% |
27.06% |
26.87% |
26.68% |
26.50% |
Cambodia |
25.85% |
25.25% |
24.65% |
24.06% |
23.47% |
Mongolia |
23.72% |
23.62% |
23.74% |
23.87% |
24.01% |
Nigeria |
20.13% |
19.90% |
19.67% |
19.43% |
19.18% |
Lao PDR |
16.08% |
15.68% |
15.28% |
14.89% |
14.49% |
American Samoa |
12.58% |
12.57% |
12.56% |
12.55% |
12.54% |
Ethiopia |
11.44% |
10.87% |
10.31% |
9.78% |
9.27% |
Sierra Leone |
9.92% |
9.53% |
9.16% |
8.79% |
8.43% |
Uganda |
7.07% |
6.95% |
6.83% |
6.71% |
6.58% |