Drinking water services in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Drinking water services was 943,025 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in Cote d'Ivoire, 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 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.
Drinking water services in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.13 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.13 million people | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.13 million people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.13 million people | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.12 million people | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.11 million people | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.10 million people | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.09 million people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.08 million people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million people | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.05 million people | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 million people | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million people | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million people | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million people | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.01 million people | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million people | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 993,117 people | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 981,217 people | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 969,243 people | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 956,677 people | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 943,025 people | -1.4% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 943,025 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 261,824 people, 3.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 943,025 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 511,332 people, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.53 % 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 2.29 % 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 0.0118 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.8043 % change on previous year (2024)
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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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.