Drinking water services in Hungary
Hungary: Drinking water services was 0 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
119th
of 231 countries
All-time high
3,610 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 people
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Drinking water services in Hungary, 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 Hungary is 0 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Hungary peaked at 3,610 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2022.
Hungary ranks 119th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Hungary, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,610 people | — |
| 2001 | 3,592 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3,540 people | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3,489 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 3,440 people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3,386 people | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3,327 people | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 3,269 people | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 3,211 people | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 3,154 people | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 3,102 people | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 3,048 people | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 3,007 people | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2,971 people | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2,936 people | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 2,903 people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2,867 people | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,832 people | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2,800 people | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2,770 people | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 2,736 people | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 2,694 people | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water services in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -100.0% | 2,694 people | 0 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,402 people | 3,154 people | 3,610 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,924 people | 2,770 people | 3,102 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,086 people | 0 people | 2,736 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 116 Georgia 189.05 people compare
- 117 Montenegro 32.39 people compare
- 118 Cayman Islands 7.45 people compare
- 119 Albania 0 people compare
- 119 American Samoa 0 people
- 119 Andorra 0 people
- 119 Anguilla 0 people
- 119 Aruba 0 people
- 119 Australia 0 people compare
- 119 Austria 0 people
- 119 Azerbaijan 0 people compare
- 119 Bahamas 0 people
- 119 Bahrain 0 people
- 119 Barbados 0 people
- 119 Belarus 0 people
- 119 Belgium 0 people
- 119 Belize 0 people compare
- 119 Bermuda 0 people
- 119 Bhutan 0 people compare
- 119 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people
- 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people compare
- 119 British Virgin Islands 0 people
- 119 Brunei 0 people compare
- 119 Bulgaria 0 people
- 119 Canada 0 people
- 119 Cape Verde 0 people compare
- 119 Cook Islands 0 people
- 119 Costa Rica 0 people compare
- 119 Curacao 0 people
- 119 Denmark 0 people
- 119 Estonia 0 people
- 119 Falkland Islands 0 people
- 119 Faroe Islands 0 people
- 119 Finland 0 people
- 119 France 0 people
- 119 French Guiana 0 people
- 119 French Polynesia 0 people
- 119 Germany 0 people
- 119 Gibraltar 0 people
- 119 Greece 0 people
- 119 Greenland 0 people
- 119 Guadeloupe 0 people
- 119 Guam 0 people
- 119 Hong Kong 0 people
- 119 Iceland 0 people
- 119 Ireland 0 people
- 119 Isle of Man 0 people
- 119 Israel 0 people
- 119 Italy 0 people
- 119 Japan 0 people
- 119 Jersey 0 people
- 119 Kiribati 0 people
- 119 Kuwait 0 people
- 119 Laos 0 people compare
- 119 Latvia 0 people
- 119 Lebanon 0 people compare
- 119 Liechtenstein 0 people
- 119 Lithuania 0 people
- 119 Luxembourg 0 people
- 119 Macao 0 people
- 119 Maldives 0 people
- 119 Malta 0 people
- 119 Marshall Islands 0 people
- 119 Martinique 0 people
- 119 Mauritius 0 people compare
- 119 Mexico 0 people compare
- 119 Moldova 0 people
- 119 Monaco 0 people
- 119 Montserrat 0 people
- 119 Morocco 0 people compare
- 119 Nauru 0 people
- 119 Netherlands 0 people
- 119 New Caledonia 0 people
- 119 New Zealand 0 people
- 119 Niue 0 people
- 119 Northern Mariana Islands 0 people
- 119 Norway 0 people
- 119 Palau 0 people
- 119 Palestine 0 people compare
- 119 Paraguay 0 people compare
- 119 Philippines 0 people compare
- 119 Poland 0 people
- 119 Portugal 0 people
- 119 Puerto Rico 0 people
- 119 Qatar 0 people
- 119 Reunion 0 people
- 119 Romania 0 people
- 119 Saint Barthelemy 0 people
- 119 Saint Helena 0 people
- 119 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 people
- 119 Saint Lucia 0 people compare
- 119 Saint Martin (French part) 0 people
- 119 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 people
- 119 San Marino 0 people
- 119 Singapore 0 people
- 119 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 people
- 119 Slovakia 0 people
- 119 Slovenia 0 people
- 119 South Korea 0 people
- 119 Spain 0 people
- 119 Sweden 0 people
- 119 Switzerland 0 people
- 119 Thailand 0 people compare
- 119 Tokelau 0 people
- 119 Tonga 0 people
- 119 Turkmenistan 0 people compare
- 119 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people
- 119 Tuvalu 0 people
- 119 United Arab Emirates 0 people
- 119 United Kingdom 0 people
- 119 United States 0 people
- 119 United States Virgin Islands 0 people
- 119 Uruguay 0 people compare
- 119 Vietnam 0 people compare
- 119 Wallis and Futuna 0 people
More environment data for Hungary
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8159 % 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 -0.4968 % 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 Hungary?
- Drinking water services in Hungary was 0 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 3,610 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for drinking water services?
- Hungary ranks 119th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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.