Drinking water usage in urban areas in Ukraine
Ukraine: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 200,180 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Ukraine, 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
Ukraine recorded 200,180 people for drinking water usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Ukraine peaked at 200,180 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2000.
Ukraine ranks 14th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | — |
| 2005 | 0 people | — |
| 2006 | 0 people | — |
| 2007 | 3,780 people | — |
| 2008 | 17,704 people | +368.4% |
| 2009 | 31,588 people | +78.4% |
| 2010 | 45,398 people | +43.7% |
| 2011 | 59,170 people | +30.3% |
| 2012 | 72,970 people | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 86,775 people | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 100,412 people | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 113,911 people | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 127,386 people | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 140,755 people | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 153,923 people | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 166,938 people | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 179,778 people | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 192,085 people | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 190,908 people | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 187,449 people | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 200,180 people | +6.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water usage in urban areas in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +368.4% | 3,780 people | 17,704 people |
| 2009 | +78.4% | 17,704 people | 31,588 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,307 people | 0 people | 31,588 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 106,764 people | 45,398 people | 166,938 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 190,080 people | 179,778 people | 200,180 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Ukraine
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.795 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.31 % 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 -5.67 % 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 Ukraine?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Ukraine was 200,180 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 200,180 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2000.
- How does Ukraine rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Ukraine ranks 14th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.