Drinking water service usage in Israel
Israel: Drinking water service usage was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Israel, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 99.5% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Israel peaked at 99.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 2024.
Israel ranks 28th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Drinking water service usage in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.8% | — |
| 2001 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 99.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Israel's 99.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.8%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More environment data for Israel
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 0.0542 % 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 Israel?
- Drinking water service usage in Israel was 99.5% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for drinking water service usage?
- Israel ranks 28th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Israel 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.