Drinking water services in Russia
Russia: Drinking water services was 1.12 million people in 2007. ▬ Flat
Latest (2007)
1.12 million people
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
25th
of 231 countries
All-time high
1.15 million people
in 2000
All-time low
1.12 million people
in 2007
Years of data
8
2000–2007
Drinking water services in Russia, 2000–2007
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Russia recorded 1.12 million people for drinking water services in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Russia ranks 25th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Drinking water services in Russia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.15 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.15 million people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.15 million people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.15 million people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.14 million people | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.13 million people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million people | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.12 million people | -0.3% |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.5 % 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 -1.96 % 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 0.5219 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Russia?
- Drinking water services in Russia was 1.12 million people in 2007, 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million people in 2007.
- How does Russia rank for drinking water services?
- Russia ranks 25th out of 231 countries with data for 2007.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russia 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.