People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 95.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 95.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 95.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.8%, in 2000.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.8% | — |
| 2001 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.7% | 83.8% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 88.2% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 93.9% | 95.6% | 5 |
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0363 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 95.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.8% in 2000.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.