Drinking water usage in urban areas in Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 251,543 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
251,543 people
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
11th
of 188 countries
All-time high
251,543 people
in 2024
All-time low
53,469 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water usage in urban areas in Cote d'Ivoire, 2000–2024

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2000201220242000: 53.5k people2001: 58.0k people2002: 62.7k people2003: 67.6k people2004: 72.7k people2005: 78.1k people2006: 83.7k people2007: 89.5k people2008: 95.6k people2009: 102.0k people2010: 108.6k people2011: 115.5k people2012: 122.6k people2013: 129.8k people2014: 138.0k people2015: 147.3k people2016: 157.2k people2017: 167.4k people2018: 178.0k people2019: 189.0k people2020: 200.4k people2021: 212.2k people2022: 224.8k people2023: 237.9k people2024: 251.5k people

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 Cote d'Ivoire is 251,543 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 82.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 251,543 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53,469 people, in 2000.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 11th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76,337 people 53,469 people 101,971 people 10
2010s 145,337 people 108,583 people 188,994 people 10
2020s 225,376 people 200,390 people 251,543 people 5

Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire

  1. 8 Ethiopia 381,373 people compare
  2. 9 Algeria 311,575 people compare
  3. 10 Pakistan 311,248 people compare
  4. 12 Cameroon 242,576 people compare
  5. 13 Russia 218,818 people compare
  6. 14 Ukraine 200,180 people compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drinking water usage in urban areas in Cote d'Ivoire?
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Cote d'Ivoire was 251,543 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 251,543 people in 2024.
What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 53,469 people in 2000.
How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is up 82.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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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About this data

Indicator
Drinking water usage in urban areas
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,613 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.