Drinking water service usage in Serbia
Serbia: Drinking water service usage was 75.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Serbia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 75.0% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Serbia peaked at 75.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 2000.
That places Serbia 94th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Drinking water service usage in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.4% | — |
| 2001 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 74.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 74.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 75.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 75.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 77% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.5% | 74.4% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 74.7% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 74.8% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More environment data for Serbia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.594 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.12 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 3.99 % 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 0.001 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 1.01 % 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 Serbia?
- Drinking water service usage in Serbia was 75.0% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for drinking water service usage?
- Serbia ranks 94th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia 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.