Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Cyprus

Safely managed drinking water in Cyprus in 2024 — 99.7%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.4 pp.

2024 99.7% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 19of 148
Period maximum 99.7%2021
Period minimum 96.3%2003

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Cyprus, 2000–2024969798991002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 96.3%2001: 96.3%2002: 96.3%2003: 96.3%2004: 96.5%2005: 96.7%2006: 96.9%2007: 97.1%2008: 97.3%2009: 97.5%2010: 97.7%2011: 97.9%2012: 98.1%2013: 98.3%2014: 98.5%2015: 98.7%2016: 98.9%2017: 99%2018: 99.2%2019: 99.4%2020: 99.6%2021: 99.7%2022: 99.7%2023: 99.7%2024: 99.7%
Change over the period: +3.4 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Cyprus 99.7%
World 73.7%
Western Asia computed 75%
High-income countries computed 95.4%
Safely managed drinking water — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99.7 +0 pp
2023 99.7 −0 pp
2022 99.7 −0 pp
2021 99.7 +0.1 pp
2020 99.6 +0.2 pp
2019 99.4 +0.2 pp
2018 99.2 +0.2 pp
2017 99 +0.2 pp
2016 98.9 +0.2 pp
2015 98.7 +0.2 pp
2014 98.5 +0.2 pp
2013 98.3 +0.2 pp
2012 98.1 +0.2 pp
2011 97.9 +0.2 pp
2010 97.7 +0.2 pp
2009 97.5 +0.2 pp
2008 97.3 +0.2 pp
2007 97.1 +0.2 pp
2006 96.9 +0.2 pp
2005 96.7 +0.2 pp
2004 96.5 +0.2 pp
2003 96.3 −0 pp
2002 96.3 +0 pp
2001 96.3 −0 pp
2000 96.3

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

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