Drinking water usage in urban areas in Angola
Angola: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 170,115 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water usage in urban 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
The most recent figure for drinking water usage in urban areas in Angola is 170,115 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.1% on the previous year and down 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Angola peaked at 808,030 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 170,115 people, in 2024.
Angola ranks 16th of 188 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 usage in urban areas in Angola, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 693,408 people | — |
| 2001 | 734,051 people | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 777,077 people | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 788,297 people | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 798,531 people | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 807,109 people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 808,030 people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 807,152 people | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 804,115 people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 798,532 people | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 790,402 people | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 779,338 people | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 764,710 people | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 745,988 people | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 722,279 people | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 693,173 people | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 659,146 people | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 619,849 people | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 574,676 people | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 523,556 people | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 465,971 people | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 401,949 people | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 331,480 people | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 254,250 people | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 170,115 people | -33.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 170,115 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,494 people, 26.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Angola's 170,115 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,146 people, 16.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water usage in urban areas in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -33.1% | 254,250 people | 170,115 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 781,630 people | 693,408 people | 808,030 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 687,312 people | 523,556 people | 790,402 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 324,753 people | 170,115 people | 465,971 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
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 usage in urban areas in Angola?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Angola was 170,115 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 808,030 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,115 people in 2024.
- How does Angola rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Angola ranks 16th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.4%. 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 usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.