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Ireland - Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%) 97.9

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

Latest value

97.9 (2023)

Global rank

##71 of 188 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1990

1.02×

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

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919901995200020052010201520202023#37#712007 overtook Chile2012 overtook Korea, Rep.
IrelandArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahrain

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2023. Ireland climbed from #37 to #71 (overtook Chile). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ireland ↓

Key Events — Ireland

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2007
Overtook Chile in global rank auto
2012
Overtook Korea, Rep. in global rank auto

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

FAO AQUASTAT · % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202396.396.8397.3797.9
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