Hong Kong SAR, China - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 100.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 100.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 98.74 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 98.74
2001 98.83
2002 98.91
2003 99.00
2004 99.08
2005 99.16
2006 99.25
2007 99.33
2008 99.41
2009 99.50
2010 99.58
2011 99.67
2012 99.75
2013 99.83
2014 99.92
2015 100.00
2016 100.00
2017 100.00
2018 100.00
2019 100.00
2020 100.00

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 100.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 100.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 98.74 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

See also:

Year Value
2000 98.74
2001 98.83
2002 98.91
2003 99.00
2004 99.08
2005 99.16
2006 99.25
2007 99.33
2008 99.41
2009 99.50
2010 99.58
2011 99.67
2012 99.75
2013 99.83
2014 99.92
2015 100.00
2016 100.00
2017 100.00
2018 100.00
2019 100.00
2020 100.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention