Drinking water services in Algeria
Algeria: Drinking water services was 845,976 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
845,976 people
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
31st
of 231 countries
All-time high
871,444 people
in 2000
All-time low
831,802 people
in 2011
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Drinking water services in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in Algeria is 845,976 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Algeria peaked at 871,444 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 831,802 people, in 2011.
Algeria ranks 31st of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Drinking water services in Algeria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 871,444 people | — |
| 2001 | 865,860 people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 859,852 people | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 853,819 people | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 848,338 people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 843,428 people | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 839,147 people | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 835,933 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 833,928 people | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 832,903 people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 832,236 people | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 831,802 people | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 831,809 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 832,206 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 832,897 people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 833,925 people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 835,106 people | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 836,289 people | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 836,858 people | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 836,808 people | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 835,870 people | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 834,354 people | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 838,809 people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 842,711 people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 845,976 people | +0.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 845,976 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,292 people, 159.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 845,976 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,997 people, 282.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 848,465 people | 832,903 people | 871,444 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 833,994 people | 831,802 people | 836,858 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 839,544 people | 834,354 people | 845,976 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 28 Papua New Guinea 945,195 people compare
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 943,025 people compare
- 30 Guinea 889,018 people compare
- 32 Yemen 825,460 people compare
- 33 South Africa 784,072 people compare
- 34 Bangladesh 783,630 people compare
More environment data for Algeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -26.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.41 % 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 1.21 % 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 services in Algeria?
- Drinking water services in Algeria was 845,976 people 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 services recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 871,444 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 831,802 people in 2011.
- How does Algeria rank for drinking water services?
- Algeria ranks 31st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria 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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.