Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Serbia

Safely managed drinking water in Serbia in 2024 — 75%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.5 pp.

2024 75% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 82of 148
Period maximum 75%2024
Period minimum 74.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Serbia, 2000–202474.474.674.8752000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 74.4%2001: 74.4%2002: 74.5%2003: 74.5%2004: 74.5%2005: 74.6%2006: 74.6%2007: 74.6%2008: 74.6%2009: 74.7%2010: 74.7%2011: 74.7%2012: 74.7%2013: 74.7%2014: 74.8%2015: 74.8%2016: 74.8%2017: 74.8%2018: 74.8%2019: 74.8%2020: 74.8%2021: 74.9%2022: 74.9%2023: 74.9%2024: 75%
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: Serbia

Serbia 75%
World 73.7%
Southern Europe computed 95.5%
Safely managed drinking water — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 75 +0 pp
2023 74.9 +0 pp
2022 74.9 +0 pp
2021 74.9 +0 pp
2020 74.8 +0 pp
2019 74.8 +0 pp
2018 74.8 +0 pp
2017 74.8 +0 pp
2016 74.8 +0 pp
2015 74.8 +0 pp
2014 74.8 +0 pp
2013 74.7 +0 pp
2012 74.7 +0 pp
2011 74.7 +0 pp
2010 74.7 +0 pp
2009 74.7 +0 pp
2008 74.6 +0 pp
2007 74.6 +0 pp
2006 74.6 +0 pp
2005 74.6 +0 pp
2004 74.5 +0 pp
2003 74.5 +0 pp
2002 74.5 +0 pp
2001 74.4 +0 pp
2000 74.4

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.