24Peaks / Asia / India / Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%)

India - Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%) 94.1

FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 188 economies tracked

Latest value

94.1 (2023)

Global rank

##102 of 188 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1990

1.33×

Ranking Race — Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2023. India climbed from #95 to #102 (overtook Kazakhstan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for India ↓

Key Events — India

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Economic liberalisation curated

Balance-of-payments crisis triggers sweeping market reforms.

1992
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2008
Global crisis slowdown curated

Growth slows sharply as capital flows reverse.

2013
Overtook Kazakhstan in global rank auto
2014
Overtook Jamaica in global rank auto
2016
Demonetisation curated

High-denomination notes withdrawn, causing cash shortages.

2020
COVID-19 lockdown curated

GDP records its largest contraction on record.

Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%), 1990-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202370.578.3786.2394.1
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