Drinking water usage in urban areas in Liberia
Liberia: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 4,591 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 4,591 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.2% on the previous year and down 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Liberia peaked at 38,990 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4,591 people, in 2024.
Liberia ranks 54th of 188 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 | 37,441 people | 36,181 people | 38,990 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,551 people | 19,408 people | 35,226 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,896 people | 4,591 people | 16,809 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More environment data for Liberia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 4.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7946 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3841 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5485 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water usage in urban areas in Liberia?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Liberia was 4,591 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 38,990 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,591 people in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Liberia ranks 54th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.