Drinking water services in Cyprus
Cyprus: Drinking water services was 515.74 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water services in Cyprus, 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
In 2024, drinking water services in Cyprus stood at 515.74 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Cyprus peaked at 515.74 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 357.61 people, in 2000.
Cyprus ranks 113th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 388.3 people | 357.61 people | 420.23 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 459.24 people | 427.45 people | 489.07 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 505.61 people | 494.96 people | 515.74 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 110 Trinidad and Tobago 655.48 people compare
- 111 Syria 581.5 people compare
- 112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 547.64 people compare
- 114 Samoa 423.37 people compare
- 115 Antigua and Barbuda 203.52 people compare
- 116 Georgia 189.05 people compare
More environment data for Cyprus
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 9.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.88 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0089 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7973 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Cyprus?
- Drinking water services in Cyprus was 515.74 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 515.74 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 357.61 people in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for drinking water services?
- Cyprus ranks 113th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.