Drinking water services in Ecuador
Ecuador: Drinking water services was 344,032 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 344,032 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Ecuador peaked at 935,946 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 344,032 people, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 51st 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 922,417 people | — |
| 2001 | 927,045 people | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 935,946 people | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 918,183 people | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 899,692 people | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 880,396 people | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 860,391 people | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 839,640 people | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 818,244 people | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 796,219 people | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 773,307 people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 750,126 people | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 726,344 people | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 701,188 people | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 674,933 people | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 648,004 people | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 620,599 people | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 592,933 people | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 565,360 people | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 536,615 people | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 504,289 people | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 449,819 people | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 414,692 people | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 379,550 people | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 344,032 people | -9.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 344,032 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,292 people, 65.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 344,032 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 655.48 people, 524.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 879,817 people | 796,219 people | 935,946 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 658,941 people | 536,615 people | 773,307 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 418,476 people | 344,032 people | 504,289 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % 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 Ecuador?
- Drinking water services in Ecuador was 344,032 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 935,946 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 344,032 people in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for drinking water services?
- Ecuador ranks 51st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.