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Japan: People using at least basic drinking water services

99.18percent · 2024+0.3% 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 Japan from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202499.183
202399.183
202299.148
202199.113
202099.078
201999.043
201899.009
201798.974
201698.939
201598.904
201498.869
201398.834
201298.799
201198.764
201098.729
200998.694
200898.659
200798.624
200698.589
200598.555
200498.52
200398.52
200298.52
200198.52
200098.52

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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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 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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