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Australia - Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%) 100

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

Latest value

100 (2023)

Global rank

##2 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#1#2
AustraliaArmeniaAustriaBahrainBelgium

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2023. Australia climbed from #1 to #2. Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Australia ↓

Key Events — Australia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Global crisis resilience curated

Avoids recession on the back of China-driven commodity demand.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

First recession in nearly three decades.

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

FAO AQUASTAT · % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19902000201020202023100100.33100.67101
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