Drinking water service usage in Algeria
Algeria: Drinking water service usage was 69.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water service usage in Algeria is 69.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Algeria peaked at 75.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 68.8%, in 2021.
That places Algeria 101st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Drinking water service usage in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.5% | — |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 72.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 73.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +0.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 69.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 69.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.8%, 81% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.6% | 69.5% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 72.2% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 68.8% | 70.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 98 Georgia 70.5% compare
- 99 Ecuador 69.9% compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 69.4% compare
- 102 Wallis and Futuna 68.9% compare
- 103 South Africa 68.0% compare
- 104 Guyana 67.2% compare
More environment data for Algeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -26.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Algeria?
- Drinking water service usage in Algeria was 69.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8% in 2021.
- How does Algeria rank for drinking water service usage?
- Algeria ranks 101st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.