Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Ireland

Access to clean water in Ireland in 2024 — 97.1%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.5 pp.

2024 97.1% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 105of 202
Period maximum 97.1%2024
Period minimum 96.6%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Ireland, 2000–202496.696.89797.22000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 96.6%2001: 96.7%2002: 96.7%2003: 96.7%2004: 96.7%2005: 96.7%2006: 96.8%2007: 96.8%2008: 96.8%2009: 96.8%2010: 96.8%2011: 96.9%2012: 96.9%2013: 96.9%2014: 96.9%2015: 96.9%2016: 97%2017: 97%2018: 97%2019: 97%2020: 97%2021: 97%2022: 97.1%2023: 97.1%2024: 97.1%
Change over the period: +0.5 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland

Ireland 97.1%
World 91.5%
Northern Europe computed 99.8%
High-income countries computed 99.2%
Access to clean water — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97.1 +0 pp
2023 97.1 +0 pp
2022 97.1 +0 pp
2021 97 +0 pp
2020 97 +0 pp
2019 97 +0 pp
2018 97 +0 pp
2017 97 +0 pp
2016 97 +0 pp
2015 96.9 +0 pp
2014 96.9 +0 pp
2013 96.9 +0 pp
2012 96.9 +0 pp
2011 96.9 +0 pp
2010 96.8 +0 pp
2009 96.8 +0 pp
2008 96.8 +0 pp
2007 96.8 +0 pp
2006 96.8 +0 pp
2005 96.7 +0 pp
2004 96.7 +0 pp
2003 96.7 +0 pp
2002 96.7 +0 pp
2001 96.7 +0 pp
2000 96.6

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.