Drinking water service usage in Montenegro
Montenegro: Drinking water service usage was 85.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Montenegro, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 85.5% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Montenegro peaked at 85.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 2006.
Montenegro ranks 81st of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Drinking water service usage in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 83.9% | — |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 85.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 85.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 88% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.1% | 83.9% | 84.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 84.4% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 85.4% | 85.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More environment data for Montenegro
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9561 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1974 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.53 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.0025 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 4.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Montenegro?
- Drinking water service usage in Montenegro was 85.5% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for drinking water service usage?
- Montenegro ranks 81st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.