Basic drinking water access in Malawi
73.1% of people in Malawi used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Malawi, 2024
73.1%
Change from 2023
+0.8percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
178th of 202
Basic drinking water access in Malawi over time
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Malawi
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 73.1% |
| 2023 | 72.2% |
| 2022 | 71.4% |
| 2021 | 70.6% |
| 2020 | 69.9% |
| 2019 | 69.1% |
| 2018 | 68.3% |
| 2017 | 67.5% |
| 2016 | 66.8% |
| 2015 | 66.0% |
| 2014 | 65.2% |
| 2013 | 64.4% |
| 2012 | 63.6% |
| 2011 | 62.8% |
| 2010 | 62.1% |
| 2009 | 61.3% |
| 2008 | 60.5% |
| 2007 | 59.7% |
| 2006 | 58.9% |
| 2005 | 58.1% |
| 2004 | 57.3% |
| 2003 | 56.5% |
| 2002 | 55.7% |
| 2001 | 54.9% |
| 2000 | 54.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 72.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 65.2%, the figure has changed by +7.9 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Malawi has the 178th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.