Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Montenegro
Montenegro: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Montenegro, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Montenegro is 99.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Montenegro peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2006.
That places Montenegro 75th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 98.3% | — |
| 2007 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 99.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 99.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.3% | 98.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.8% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 72 British Virgin Islands 99.9% compare
- 73 Tonga 99.8% compare
- 74 Libya 99.8% compare
- 76 Kazakhstan 99.8% compare
- 77 Maldives 99.8% compare
- 78 Turks and Caicos Islands 99.8% compare
More environment data for Montenegro
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9561 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1974 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.53 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.0025 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 4.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Montenegro?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Montenegro was 99.8% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Montenegro ranks 75th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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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.