Drinking water service usage in Ukraine

Ukraine: Drinking water service usage was 87.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
78th
of 163 countries
All-time high
89.4%
in 2012
All-time low
66.3%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water service usage in Ukraine, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 66.3 %2001: 66.4 %2002: 66.4 %2003: 66.5 %2004: 69.3 %2005: 72 %2006: 74.5 %2007: 77.1 %2008: 79.6 %2009: 82.1 %2010: 84.6 %2011: 87.1 %2012: 89.4 %2013: 89.1 %2014: 88.6 %2015: 88.5 %2016: 88.5 %2017: 88.4 %2018: 88.3 %2019: 88.3 %2020: 88.2 %2021: 88.1 %2022: 88.1 %2023: 88 %2024: 87.9 %

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 Ukraine is 87.9%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Ukraine peaked at 89.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 2000.

That places Ukraine 78th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 72.0% 66.3% 82.1% 10
2010s 88.1% 84.6% 89.4% 10
2020s 88.1% 87.9% 88.2% 5

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 75 Jordan 89.0% compare
  2. 76 Poland 88.7% compare
  3. 77 Brazil 88.6% compare
  4. 79 Croatia 87.3% compare
  5. 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.4% compare
  6. 81 Montenegro 85.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drinking water service usage in Ukraine?
Drinking water service usage in Ukraine was 87.9% 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 Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 2000.
How does Ukraine rank for drinking water service usage?
Ukraine ranks 78th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ukraine 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

Indicator
Drinking water service usage
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.