World Bank · Health
United Kingdom: People using safely managed drinking water services
99.82percent · 2024-0.1% since 2014
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 2000 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.823 | |
| 2023 | 99.832 | |
| 2022 | 99.841 | |
| 2021 | 99.85 | |
| 2020 | 99.859 | |
| 2019 | 99.868 | |
| 2018 | 99.877 | |
| 2017 | 99.886 | |
| 2016 | 99.895 | |
| 2015 | 99.904 | |
| 2014 | 99.913 | |
| 2013 | 99.922 | |
| 2012 | 99.931 | |
| 2011 | 99.94 | |
| 2010 | 99.949 | |
| 2009 | 99.958 | |
| 2008 | 99.967 | |
| 2007 | 99.976 | |
| 2006 | 99.985 | |
| 2005 | 99.994 | |
| 2004 | 100 | |
| 2003 | 100 | |
| 2002 | 100 | |
| 2001 | 100 | |
| 2000 | 100 |
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 safely managed drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-safely-managed-drinking-water-services (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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- Guyana
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- Iceland
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- Iran, Islamic Republic of
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- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Korea, Republic of
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mexico
- Moldova, Republic of
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine, State of
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
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- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
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- Vanuatu
- Viet Nam
- Virgin Islands, U.S.
- Zimbabwe
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