Drinking water service usage in Italy
Italy: Drinking water service usage was 96.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Italy, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 96.8% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Italy peaked at 96.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 2000.
That places Italy 47th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.5% | 94.8% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 96.0% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.6% | 96.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 371.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0558 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 44.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1973 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3495 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 15.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Italy?
- Drinking water service usage in Italy was 96.8% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for drinking water service usage?
- Italy ranks 47th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy 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.