Drinking water service usage in Slovakia
Slovakia: Drinking water service usage was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Slovakia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in Slovakia stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Slovakia peaked at 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.2%, in 2001.
That places Slovakia 26th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water service usage in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.2% | — |
| 2001 | 92.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 93.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 95.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 96.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 97.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 99.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 99.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.5% | 92.2% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 97.9% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More environment data for Slovakia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.652 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.24 % 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 -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4834 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Slovakia?
- Drinking water service usage in Slovakia was 99.6% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.2% in 2001.
- How does Slovakia rank for drinking water service usage?
- Slovakia ranks 26th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.