Safely managed drinking water in North Korea
66.6% of people in North Korea used safely managed drinking water in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2017.
North Korea, 2023
66.6%
Change from 2022
+0.1percentage points
World, 2023
72.0%
Safely managed drinking water in North Korea 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 | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | 65.9% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | 63.8% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | 62.8% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 69.1% | 62.1% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | 61.5% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | 61.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 66.5% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 67.3%, the figure has changed by −0.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 72.0%.