Safely managed drinking water in Malawi
18.2% of people in Malawi used safely managed drinking water in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Malawi, 2024
18.2%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
World, 2024
73.7%
Position in 2024
138th of 148
Safely managed drinking water in Malawi 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.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.2% | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | 65.9% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | 63.8% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | 62.8% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | 62.1% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | 61.5% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | 61.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 17.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 13.0%, the figure has changed by +5.2 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Malawi has the 138th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.