Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Armenia
Armenia: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Armenia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 99.9% 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 Armenia peaked at 99.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2000.
Armenia ranks 57th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.8% | — |
| 2001 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 99.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 99.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2% | 97.8% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.7% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 54 Australia 100.0% compare
- 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100.0% compare
- 56 Saint Lucia 99.9% compare
- 58 Bhutan 99.9% compare
- 59 Mauritius 99.9% compare
- 60 Guadeloupe 99.9% compare
More environment data for Armenia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.764 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.509 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Armenia?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Armenia was 99.9% 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Armenia ranks 57th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Armenia 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.