Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 97.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 97.1% for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Algeria peaked at 97.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 2000.
Algeria ranks 146th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.1% | 94.5% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 95.8% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 97.0% | 97.1% | 5 |
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More environment data for Algeria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 252.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0747 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 37.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 56.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0812 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2872 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Algeria?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Algeria was 97.1% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Algeria ranks 146th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.