Drinking water service usage in Ireland
Ireland: Drinking water service usage was 96.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Ireland, 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 Ireland stood at 96.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Ireland peaked at 96.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2000.
That places Ireland 54th out of 163 regions 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 | 77.5% | 75.4% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 82.8% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 94.2% | 96.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 52 Saint Martin (French part) 96.6% compare
- 53 Bulgaria 96.2% compare
- 55 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 96.0% compare
- 56 Reunion 95.7% compare
- 57 Qatar 95.3% compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 59.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 15.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0879 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0115 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0209 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Ireland?
- Drinking water service usage in Ireland was 96.1% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for drinking water service usage?
- Ireland ranks 54th out of 163 regions with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.