Drinking water usage in urban areas in Cyprus
Cyprus: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 302.1 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Cyprus, 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
Cyprus recorded 302.1 people for drinking water usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Cyprus peaked at 302.1 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 215.69 people, in 2000.
Cyprus ranks 74th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 232.6 people | 215.69 people | 248.99 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 268.88 people | 252.6 people | 284.99 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 295.34 people | 288.51 people | 302.1 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 9.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.88 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0089 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7973 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water usage in urban areas in Cyprus?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Cyprus was 302.1 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 302.1 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 215.69 people in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Cyprus ranks 74th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.