Drinking water service usage in Russia
Russia: Drinking water service usage was 76.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Russia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water service usage in Russia is 76.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Russia peaked at 76.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 2001.
Russia ranks 92nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.4% | 75.3% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 75.6% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 76.0% | 76.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More environment data for Russia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2,576 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 17.93 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 60 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 263.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.4996 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 416.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.6907 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 89.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Russia?
- Drinking water service usage in Russia was 76.3% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2001.
- How does Russia rank for drinking water service usage?
- Russia ranks 92nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russia 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.