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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 196.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.2 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8576 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 40.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0166 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 60.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0558 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0908 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 10.15 Mt CO2e (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.