Drinking water usage in urban areas in Argentina
Argentina: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 50,159 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Argentina, 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 Argentina is 50,159 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Argentina peaked at 50,159 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41,295 people, in 2000.
That places Argentina 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Argentina, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41,295 people | — |
| 2001 | 41,706 people | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 42,105 people | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 42,490 people | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 42,869 people | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 43,255 people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 43,643 people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 44,016 people | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 44,401 people | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 44,807 people | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 45,214 people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 45,619 people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 46,005 people | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 46,376 people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 46,768 people | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 47,168 people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 47,692 people | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 48,178 people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 48,641 people | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 49,052 people | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 49,355 people | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 49,550 people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 49,718 people | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 49,923 people | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 50,159 people | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43,059 people | 41,295 people | 44,807 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,072 people | 45,214 people | 49,052 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,741 people | 49,355 people | 50,159 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % 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 0.8286 % 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 Argentina?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Argentina was 50,159 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 50,159 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,295 people in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Argentina ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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.