Safely managed drinking water in Canada
96.9% of people in Canada used safely managed drinking water in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Canada, 2024
96.9%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
73.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
99.0%
Position in 2024
41st of 148
Safely managed drinking water in Canada over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 96.9% | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | 65.9% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 98.5% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | 63.8% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | 62.8% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | 62.1% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | 61.5% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | 61.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 96.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 97.9%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Canada has the 41st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.