Basic drinking water access in Japan

99.2% of people in Japan used at least basic drinking water services in 2024.

Measure: People using at least basic drinking water services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Japan, 2024 99.2% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 99.2%
World, 2024 91.5% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 100.0% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 77th of 202 See the full ranking

Basic drinking water access in Japan 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 at least basic drinking water services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period JapanWorld
2024 99.2% 91.5%
2023 99.2% 91.2%
2022 99.1% 90.9%
2021 99.1% 90.4%
2020 99.1% 90.0%
2019 99.0% 89.6%
2018 99.0% 89.3%
2017 99.0% 88.9%
2016 98.9% 88.5%
2015 98.9% 88.1%
2014 98.9% 87.7%
2013 98.8% 87.3%
2012 98.8% 86.9%
2011 98.8% 86.5%
2010 98.7% 86.1%
2009 98.7% 85.7%
2008 98.7% 85.2%
2007 98.6% 84.8%
2006 98.6% 84.3%
2005 98.6% 83.9%
2004 98.5% 82.6%
2003 98.5% 82.1%
2002 98.5% 81.6%
2001 98.5% 80.9%
2000 98.5% 80.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 98.9%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 77th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.

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.BASW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Japan
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