Basic drinking water access in India
95.7% of people in India used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
India, 2024
95.7%
Change from 2023
+0.7percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
99.4%
Position in 2024
117th of 202
Basic drinking water access in India 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 | India |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.7% |
| 2023 | 95.1% |
| 2022 | 94.4% |
| 2021 | 93.8% |
| 2020 | 93.1% |
| 2019 | 92.4% |
| 2018 | 91.8% |
| 2017 | 91.1% |
| 2016 | 90.4% |
| 2015 | 89.7% |
| 2014 | 89.1% |
| 2013 | 88.4% |
| 2012 | 87.7% |
| 2011 | 87.0% |
| 2010 | 86.3% |
| 2009 | 85.6% |
| 2008 | 84.9% |
| 2007 | 84.3% |
| 2006 | 83.6% |
| 2005 | 82.9% |
| 2004 | 82.2% |
| 2003 | 81.5% |
| 2002 | 80.8% |
| 2001 | 80.1% |
| 2000 | 79.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 95.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 89.1%, the figure has changed by +6.7 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, India has the 117th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.