Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Montenegro

Safely managed drinking water in Montenegro in 2024 — 85.5%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 148. Since 2006, the indicator has risen by 1.6 pp.

2024 85.5% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 69of 148
Period maximum 85.5%2024
Period minimum 83.9%2006

Trend over time

2006–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Montenegro, 2006–202483.58484.58585.58620062008201020122014201620182020202220242006: 83.9%2007: 84%2008: 84.1%2009: 84.3%2010: 84.4%2011: 84.5%2012: 84.6%2013: 84.7%2014: 84.9%2015: 85%2016: 85.1%2017: 85.2%2018: 85.3%2019: 85.3%2020: 85.4%2021: 85.4%2022: 85.5%2023: 85.5%2024: 85.5%
Change over the period: +1.6 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Montenegro 85.5%
World 73.7%
Southern Europe computed 95.5%
Safely managed drinking water — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 85.5 +0 pp
2023 85.5 +0 pp
2022 85.5 +0 pp
2021 85.4 +0 pp
2020 85.4 +0.1 pp
2019 85.3 +0.1 pp
2018 85.3 +0.1 pp
2017 85.2 +0.1 pp
2016 85.1 +0.1 pp
2015 85 +0.1 pp
2014 84.9 +0.1 pp
2013 84.7 +0.1 pp
2012 84.6 +0.1 pp
2011 84.5 +0.1 pp
2010 84.4 +0.1 pp
2009 84.3 +0.1 pp
2008 84.1 +0.1 pp
2007 84 +0.2 pp
2006 83.9

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.