Singapore
Capital: Singapore · High income · Pop. 6.0 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Singapore, 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).
Singapore has about 106 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year — below the ~1,000 m³ threshold widely used to define water scarcity. It withdraws the equivalent of 33% of those internal resources annually (medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 0% of Singapore's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Singapore have safe drinking water?
100% of Singapore's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data.
Does Singapore have enough freshwater?
Singapore has roughly 106 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 33% of it annually (medium stress).