Basic drinking water access in South Korea
100.0% of people in South Korea used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2002.
South Korea, 2024
100.0%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
100.0%
Position in 2024
30th of 202
Basic drinking water access in South 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 | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100.0% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 98.8% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 98.8% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | – | 80.9% |
| 2000 | – | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 100.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 99.3%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, South Korea has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.