Korea - Access to safely managed drinking water services

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in Korea was 99.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 99.19 in 2020, while its lowest value was 97.00 in 2002.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. 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
2002 97.00
2003 97.00
2004 97.00
2005 97.00
2006 97.00
2007 97.19
2008 97.37
2009 97.56
2010 97.74
2011 97.93
2012 98.11
2013 98.30
2014 98.48
2015 98.62
2016 98.74
2017 98.86
2018 98.98
2019 99.10
2020 99.19

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention