People using improved drinking water sources in Austria
Austria: People using improved drinking water sources was 0.2559 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources in Austria, 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
Austria recorded 0.2559 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 991.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Austria peaked at 0.2559 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2001.
Austria ranks 182nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Austria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0215 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | — |
| 2005 | 0 people | — |
| 2006 | 0.0508 people | — |
| 2007 | 0.0957 people | +88.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0703 people | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 0.082 people | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 people | — |
| 2012 | 0 people | — |
| 2013 | 0.2383 people | — |
| 2014 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 people | — |
| 2016 | 0 people | — |
| 2017 | 0.168 people | — |
| 2018 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0234 people | — |
| 2020 | 0.2148 people | +816.7% |
| 2021 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2422 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2559 people | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.032 people | 0 people | 0.0957 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.043 people | 0 people | 0.2383 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1426 people | 0 people | 0.2559 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 179 France 1.68 people compare
- 180 United Kingdom 0.5938 people compare
- 181 Switzerland 0.2871 people compare
- 183 Finland 0.1855 people compare
- 184 Paraguay 0.168 people compare
- 185 El Salvador 0.1289 people compare
More environment data for Austria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.529 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0178 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -9.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import 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 Austria?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Austria was 0.2559 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2559 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2001.
- How does Austria rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Austria ranks 182nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Austria 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.