Drinking water service usage in Hungary
Hungary: Drinking water service usage was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Hungary, 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 Hungary stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Hungary peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2000.
Hungary ranks 1st of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water service usage in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.8% | — |
| 2001 | 83.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 84.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 87.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.2% | 82.8% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 85.8% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 97.2% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 1 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 1 Macao 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Barthelemy 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
More environment data for Hungary
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.5059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Hungary?
- Drinking water service usage in Hungary was 100.0% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for drinking water service usage?
- Hungary ranks 1st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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 fecal and priority chemical contamination.