Basic drinking water access in United Kingdom
100.0% of people in United Kingdom used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2017.
United Kingdom, 2024
100.0%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
100.0%
Position in 2024
35th of 202
Basic drinking water access in United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100.0% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | 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 100.0%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 35th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.
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Total waste generated per person
4,249 kg per person
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Level of water stress
14.4%
2022 · World Bank
Renewable internal freshwater per person
2,144 m³ per person
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Safely managed sanitation
97.8%
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