Kuwait
Capital: Kuwait City · High income · Pop. 4.9 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Kuwait, 100% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate).
Sanitation tracks closely: 100% use safely managed sanitation services and 100% have at least a basic service (2024).
Kuwait has about 0 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year — below the ~1,000 m³ threshold widely used to define water scarcity.
Agriculture accounts for about 62% of Kuwait's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Kuwait have safe drinking water?
100% of Kuwait's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data.
Does Kuwait have enough freshwater?
Kuwait has roughly 0 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year.