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Canada - Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%) 99.8

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

Latest value

99.8 (2023)

Global rank

##38 of 188 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1990

1×

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

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919901995200020052010201520202023#25#382000 overtook Bulgaria2003 overtook Spain
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2023. Canada climbed from #25 to #38 (overtook Bulgaria). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
NAFTA takes effect curated

Continental free trade deepens integration with the US and Mexico.

2000
Overtook Bulgaria in global rank auto
2003
Overtook Spain in global rank auto
2009
Global crisis recession curated

Trade collapse hits the open economy.

2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

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

FAO AQUASTAT · % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202399.8100.13100.47100.8
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