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China: People using at least basic drinking water services

96.12percent · 2024+5.7% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for China from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202496.122
202396.088
202295.439
202194.633
202093.971
201993.533
201893.069
201792.577
201692.058
201591.513
201490.942
201390.345
201289.722
201189.074
201088.394
200987.676
200886.931
200786.159
200685.362
200584.533
200483.669
200382.779
200281.865
200180.928
200080.593

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-sh-h2o-basw-zs (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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