People using improved drinking water sources in Albania
Albania: People using improved drinking water sources was 84,257 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources in Albania, 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
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Albania stood at 84,257 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Albania peaked at 87,517 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80,412 people, in 2000.
Albania ranks 89th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Albania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80,412 people | — |
| 2001 | 80,890 people | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 81,118 people | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 81,347 people | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 81,540 people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 81,709 people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81,853 people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 81,978 people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 82,095 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 82,221 people | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 82,353 people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 82,970 people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 84,092 people | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 85,267 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 86,474 people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 86,359 people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 86,471 people | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 86,752 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 87,030 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 87,274 people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87,517 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 86,618 people | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 85,739 people | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 85,053 people | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 84,257 people | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81,516 people | 80,412 people | 82,221 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,504 people | 82,353 people | 87,274 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,837 people | 84,257 people | 87,517 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Albania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6356 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8208 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.434 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Albania?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Albania was 84,257 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 87,517 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,412 people in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Albania ranks 89th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.