Drinking water services in Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire: Drinking water services was 943,025 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
943,025 people
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
29th
of 231 countries
All-time high
1.13 million people
in 2000
All-time low
943,025 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water services in Cote d'Ivoire, 2000–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M2000201220242000: 1.1M people2001: 1.1M people2002: 1.1M people2003: 1.1M people2004: 1.1M people2005: 1.1M people2006: 1.1M people2007: 1.1M people2008: 1.1M people2009: 1.1M people2010: 1.1M people2011: 1.1M people2012: 1.1M people2013: 1.0M people2014: 1.0M people2015: 1.0M people2016: 1.0M people2017: 1.0M people2018: 1.0M people2019: 1.0M people2020: 993.1k people2021: 981.2k people2022: 969.2k people2023: 956.7k people2024: 943.0k people

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 Cote d'Ivoire is 943,025 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drinking water services in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 1.13 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 943,025 people, in 2024.

That places Cote d'Ivoire 29th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.12 million people 1.09 million people 1.13 million people 10
2010s 1.04 million people 1.00 million people 1.08 million people 10
2020s 968,656 people 943,025 people 993,117 people 5

Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire

  1. 26 Cambodia 1.02 million people compare
  2. 27 Rwanda 1.01 million people compare
  3. 28 Papua New Guinea 945,195 people compare
  4. 30 Guinea 889,018 people compare
  5. 31 Algeria 845,976 people compare
  6. 32 Yemen 825,460 people compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drinking water services in Cote d'Ivoire?
Drinking water services in Cote d'Ivoire was 943,025 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 1.13 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 943,025 people in 2024.
How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for drinking water services?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 29th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is drinking water services rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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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About this data

Indicator
Drinking water services
Unit
people
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
231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.