Drinking water services in Venezuela
Venezuela: Drinking water services was 421,260 people in 2017. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in Venezuela, 2000–2017
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 Venezuela is 421,260 people, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Venezuela peaked at 451,438 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 412,258 people, in 2013.
That places Venezuela 45th out of 231 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 444,611 people | 432,403 people | 451,438 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 420,572 people | 412,258 people | 427,854 people | 8 |
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More environment data for Venezuela
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 167.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 32.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0873 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0155 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0881 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Venezuela?
- Drinking water services in Venezuela was 421,260 people in 2017, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 451,438 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 412,258 people in 2013.
- How does Venezuela rank for drinking water services?
- Venezuela ranks 45th out of 231 countries with data for 2017.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.