Drinking water service usage in Estonia
Estonia: Drinking water service usage was 98.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Estonia, 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 Estonia is 98.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Estonia peaked at 98.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.7%, in 2000.
Estonia ranks 33rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 91.7% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.1% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.3% | 98.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 30 South Korea 99.3% compare
- 31 Norway 99.1% compare
- 34 Puerto Rico 98.9% compare
- 35 Bahrain 98.9% compare
- 36 Austria 98.9% compare
More environment data for Estonia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.8405 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1338 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0778 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0311 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.539 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Estonia?
- Drinking water service usage in Estonia was 98.9% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.7% in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for drinking water service usage?
- Estonia ranks 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.