People using safely managed drinking water services in Ireland
Ireland: People using safely managed drinking water services was 96.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Ireland, 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 Ireland stood at 96.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Ireland peaked at 96.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 49th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.4% | — |
| 2001 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 79.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 93.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.5% | 75.4% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 82.8% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 94.2% | 96.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Ireland?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Ireland was 96.1% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Ireland ranks 49th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.