People using improved drinking water sources in Algeria
Algeria: People using improved drinking water sources was 497,671 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Algeria is 497,671 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Algeria peaked at 840,536 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 484,624 people, in 2021.
That places Algeria 60th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Algeria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 840,536 people | — |
| 2001 | 823,435 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 805,782 people | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 787,946 people | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 770,451 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 753,275 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 736,447 people | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 720,306 people | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 704,922 people | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 689,969 people | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 674,908 people | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 659,602 people | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 644,192 people | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 628,597 people | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 612,729 people | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 596,580 people | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 579,997 people | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 562,853 people | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 544,742 people | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 525,689 people | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 505,570 people | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 484,624 people | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 489,316 people | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 493,685 people | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 497,671 people | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 763,307 people | 689,969 people | 840,536 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 602,989 people | 525,689 people | 674,908 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 494,173 people | 484,624 people | 505,570 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More environment data for Algeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -26.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -83.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Algeria?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Algeria was 497,671 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 840,536 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 484,624 people in 2021.
- How does Algeria rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Algeria ranks 60th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.