People using safely managed drinking water services in Estonia
Estonia: People using safely managed drinking water services was 98.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Estonia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services in Estonia stood at 98.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Estonia peaked at 98.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.7%, in 2000.
Estonia ranks 30th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.7% | — |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 91.7% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.1% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.3% | 98.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Estonia?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Estonia was 98.9% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.7% in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Estonia ranks 30th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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 safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.