Basic drinking water access in South Africa
90.2% of people in South Africa used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2008.
South Africa, 2024
90.2%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
99.4%
Position in 2024
145th of 202
Basic drinking water access in South Africa 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 | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 90.2% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 90.7% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 91.8% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 91.7% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 90.3% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 89.9% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 89.4% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 88.5% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 87.5% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 86.5% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 90.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 92.5%, the figure has changed by −2.3 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, South Africa has the 145th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.