Drinking water services in Libya
Libya: Drinking water services was 6,878 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water services in Libya, 2008–2024
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 Libya is 6,878 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Libya peaked at 6,878 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,758 people, in 2012.
Libya ranks 93rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Libya, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5,810 people | — |
| 2009 | 5,933 people | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 6,055 people | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 5,911 people | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 5,758 people | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 5,875 people | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5,989 people | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 6,087 people | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6,180 people | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6,280 people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 6,382 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 6,477 people | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 6,565 people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 6,649 people | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 6,732 people | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 6,808 people | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 6,878 people | +1.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 6,878 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,292 people, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 6,878 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,997 people, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,872 people | 5,810 people | 5,933 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 6,099 people | 5,758 people | 6,477 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,726 people | 6,565 people | 6,878 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More environment data for Libya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % 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 0.1672 % 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 Libya?
- Drinking water services in Libya was 6,878 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 6,878 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,758 people in 2012.
- How does Libya rank for drinking water services?
- Libya ranks 93rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.