Drinking water service usage in Ukraine
Ukraine: Drinking water service usage was 87.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Ukraine, 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 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.
Drinking water service usage in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.3% | — |
| 2001 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.3% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 84.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 87.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 87.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 91% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Ukraine
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.795 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.31 % 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 -5.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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
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.