Drinking water service usage in Belarus
Belarus: Drinking water service usage was 93.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Belarus, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in Belarus stood at 93.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Belarus peaked at 93.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 2000.
That places Belarus 63rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 81.9% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 89.5% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.8% | 93.1% | 5 |
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More environment data for Belarus
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 87.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2254 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0084 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0469 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0381 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Belarus?
- Drinking water service usage in Belarus was 93.1% 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 2000.
- How does Belarus rank for drinking water service usage?
- Belarus ranks 63rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.