Safely managed drinking water in India
76.4% of people in India used safely managed drinking water in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
India, 2024
76.4%
Change from 2023
+1.7percentage points
World, 2024
73.7%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
96.8%
Position in 2024
79th of 148
Safely managed drinking water 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 | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 76.4% | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 71.3% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 62.9% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | 65.9% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | 63.8% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | 62.8% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | 62.1% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | 61.5% |
| 2000 | 37.6% | 61.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 74.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 59.6%, the figure has changed by +16.9 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, India has the 79th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.