Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Europe & Central Asia

Access to clean water in Europe & Central Asia in 2024 — 98%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.2 pp.

2024 98% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 98%2024
Period minimum 96.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Europe & Central Asia, 2000–202496.59797.5982000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 96.8%2001: 96.9%2002: 96.9%2003: 97%2004: 97%2005: 97.1%2006: 97.2%2007: 97.2%2008: 97.3%2009: 97.3%2010: 97.4%2011: 97.4%2012: 97.4%2013: 97.5%2014: 97.5%2015: 97.5%2016: 97.6%2017: 97.7%2018: 97.7%2019: 97.8%2020: 97.8%2021: 97.9%2022: 97.9%2023: 98%2024: 98%
Change over the period: +1.2 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 98%
World 91.5%
Access to clean water — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98 +0 pp
2023 98 +0 pp
2022 97.9 +0.1 pp
2021 97.9 +0 pp
2020 97.8 +0.1 pp
2019 97.8 +0.1 pp
2018 97.7 +0.1 pp
2017 97.7 +0.1 pp
2016 97.6 +0.1 pp
2015 97.5 +0.1 pp
2014 97.5 +0 pp
2013 97.5 +0 pp
2012 97.4 +0 pp
2011 97.4 +0 pp
2010 97.4 +0 pp
2009 97.3 +0 pp
2008 97.3 +0 pp
2007 97.2 +0.1 pp
2006 97.2 +0 pp
2005 97.1 +0.1 pp
2004 97 +0 pp
2003 97 +0.1 pp
2002 96.9 +0.1 pp
2001 96.9 +0.1 pp
2000 96.8

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.