People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (%) in Czechia
Czechia: People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (%) was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Czechia, 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
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Czechia stood at 98.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Czechia peaked at 98.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2000.
Czechia ranks 6th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (%) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.0% | — |
| 2001 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 89.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 90.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 91.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 92.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 93.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 94.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 94.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 98.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.1%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 98.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.4%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.6% | 89.0% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 95.6% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Czechia?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Czechia was 98.5% 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, rural recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2000.
- How does Czechia rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
- Czechia ranks 6th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.