Basic drinking water access in Canada
98.3% of people in Canada used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Canada, 2024
98.3%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
100.0%
Position in 2024
91st of 202
Basic drinking water access in Canada over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Canada |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.3% |
| 2023 | 98.3% |
| 2022 | 98.4% |
| 2021 | 98.4% |
| 2020 | 98.5% |
| 2019 | 98.6% |
| 2018 | 98.6% |
| 2017 | 98.7% |
| 2016 | 98.8% |
| 2015 | 98.8% |
| 2014 | 98.9% |
| 2013 | 99.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% |
| 2011 | 99.1% |
| 2010 | 99.2% |
| 2009 | 99.2% |
| 2008 | 99.3% |
| 2007 | 99.4% |
| 2006 | 99.4% |
| 2005 | 99.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 98.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 98.9%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Canada has the 91st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.