Safely managed drinking water in Hong Kong SAR, China

100.0% of people in Hong Kong SAR, China used safely managed drinking water in 2024.

Measure: People using safely managed drinking water services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Hong Kong SAR, China, 2024 100.0% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 100.0%
World, 2024 73.7% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 6th of 148 See the full ranking

Safely managed drinking water in Hong Kong SAR, China 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.

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period Hong Kong SAR, ChinaWorld
2024 100.0% 73.7%
2023 100.0% 72.0%
2022 100.0% 71.5%
2021 100.0% 71.0%
2020 100.0% 70.5%
2019 100.0% 69.9%
2018 99.9% 69.4%
2017 99.8% 68.8%
2016 99.7% 68.2%
2015 99.7% 67.7%
2014 99.6% 67.1%
2013 99.5% 66.5%
2012 99.4% 65.9%
2011 99.3% 65.3%
2010 99.2% 64.8%
2009 99.1% 64.3%
2008 99.1% 63.8%
2007 99.0% 63.4%
2006 98.9% 63.1%
2005 98.8% 62.8%
2004 98.7% 62.5%
2003 98.6% 62.1%
2002 98.5% 61.8%
2001 98.5% 61.5%
2000 98.4% 61.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 99.6%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China has the 6th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Hong Kong SAR, China
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene