Drinking water services in rural areas in Algeria
Algeria: Drinking water services in rural areas was 534,400 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas in Algeria, 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 rural areas in Algeria is 534,400 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Algeria peaked at 697,840 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 534,400 people, in 2024.
Algeria ranks 38th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 654,731 people | 616,537 people | 697,840 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 583,090 people | 556,616 people | 609,944 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 540,753 people | 534,400 people | 549,632 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More environment data for Algeria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 252.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0747 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 37.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 56.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0812 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2872 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Algeria?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Algeria was 534,400 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 in rural areas recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 697,840 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 534,400 people in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Algeria ranks 38th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.