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

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M2000200320072000: 1.2M people2001: 1.1M people2002: 1.1M people2003: 1.1M people2004: 1.1M people2005: 1.1M people2006: 1.1M people2007: 1.1M people

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

Annual values for Drinking water services in Russia, 2000 to 2007.
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%

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 22 Cameroon 1.27 million people compare
  2. 23 Zimbabwe 1.20 million people compare
  3. 24 Zambia 1.19 million people compare
  4. 26 Cambodia 1.02 million people compare
  5. 27 Rwanda 1.01 million people compare
  6. 28 Papua New Guinea 945,195 people compare

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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

Indicator
Drinking water services
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.