Drinking water services in rural areas in Angola
Angola: Drinking water services in rural areas was 2.87 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.87 million people
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
9th
of 178 countries
All-time high
4.42 million people
in 2002
All-time low
2.87 million people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Drinking water services in rural areas in Angola, 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
In 2024, drinking water services in rural areas in Angola stood at 2.87 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Angola peaked at 4.42 million people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.87 million people, in 2024.
Angola ranks 9th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Angola, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.33 million people | — |
| 2001 | 4.38 million people | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.42 million people | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.35 million people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 4.28 million people | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 4.22 million people | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.18 million people | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.15 million people | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.12 million people | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.08 million people | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.04 million people | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.99 million people | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.95 million people | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.89 million people | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.83 million people | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.76 million people | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.68 million people | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.60 million people | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.51 million people | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 3.42 million people | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.32 million people | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 3.21 million people | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.10 million people | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.99 million people | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.87 million people | -4.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 2.87 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,289 people, 12.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Angola's 2.87 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 528,044 people, 5.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.25 million people | 4.08 million people | 4.42 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.77 million people | 3.42 million people | 4.04 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.10 million people | 2.87 million people | 3.32 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 6 Ethiopia 4.69 million people compare
- 7 Myanmar 4.52 million people compare
- 8 Madagascar 2.89 million people compare
- 10 Afghanistan 2.72 million people compare
- 11 Mozambique 2.66 million people compare
- 12 Pakistan 2.41 million people compare
More environment data for Angola
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.076 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.971 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.4 % 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 0.8333 % 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 rural areas in Angola?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Angola was 2.87 million 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 4.42 million people in 2002.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 million people in 2024.
- How does Angola rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Angola ranks 9th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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.