Drinking water services in rural areas in Serbia
Serbia: Drinking water services in rural areas was 1,077 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas in Serbia, 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
Serbia recorded 1,077 people for drinking water services in rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Serbia peaked at 1,644 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,077 people, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 95th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,563 people | 1,454 people | 1,644 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,299 people | 1,173 people | 1,425 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,104 people | 1,077 people | 1,143 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 92 Djibouti 2,721 people compare
- 93 Sao Tome and Principe 2,325 people compare
- 94 Oman 1,277 people compare
- 96 North Macedonia 845.16 people compare
- 97 Trinidad and Tobago 466.43 people compare
- 98 Samoa 423.37 people compare
More environment data for Serbia
- Aquaculture production 6,870 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 2,495 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9,365 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.393 hectares per person (2023)
- Forest area 3.48 million hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 39,680 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 1.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 39,680 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Serbia?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Serbia was 1,077 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,644 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,077 people in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Serbia ranks 95th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.