People using improved drinking water sources in Belgium
Belgium: People using improved drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
193rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
0.4778 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 people
in 2002
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People using improved drinking water sources in Belgium, 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 Belgium is 0 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Belgium peaked at 0.4778 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2002.
That places Belgium 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Belgium, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4778 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.2769 people | -42.1% |
| 2002 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3259 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 people | — |
| 2006 | 0 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 people | — |
| 2008 | 0.1143 people | — |
| 2009 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 people | — |
| 2011 | 0 people | — |
| 2012 | 0 people | — |
| 2013 | 0 people | — |
| 2014 | 0 people | — |
| 2015 | 0.2527 people | — |
| 2016 | 0.2096 people | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.401 people | — |
| 2019 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0.1432 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3151 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1195 people | 0 people | 0.4778 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0863 people | 0 people | 0.401 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0917 people | 0 people | 0.3151 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 190 Denmark 0.0127 people compare
- 191 Uruguay 0.0026 people compare
- 192 San Marino 0.0013 people compare
- 193 American Samoa 0 people compare
- 193 Andorra 0 people compare
- 193 Bermuda 0 people
- 193 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people compare
- 193 Brunei Darussalam 0 people compare
- 193 Curaçao 0 people compare
- 193 Faroe Islands 0 people
- 193 French Polynesia 0 people
- 193 Germany 0 people compare
- 193 Gibraltar 0 people
- 193 Greece 0 people compare
- 193 Greenland 0 people
- 193 Grenada 0 people compare
- 193 Hong Kong, China 0 people compare
- 193 Hungary 0 people compare
- 193 Iceland 0 people compare
- 193 Iraq 0 people compare
- 193 Isle of Man 0 people compare
- 193 Kuwait 0 people
- 193 Lebanon 0 people compare
- 193 Liechtenstein 0 people
- 193 Luxembourg 0 people compare
- 193 Macau, China 0 people
- 193 Malta 0 people compare
- 193 Monaco 0 people
- 193 Netherlands 0 people compare
- 193 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 193 Northern Mariana Islands 0 people compare
- 193 Norway 0 people compare
- 193 Palestine, State of 0 people compare
- 193 Puerto Rico 0 people compare
- 193 Saint Barthelemy 0 people compare
- 193 Singapore 0 people
- 193 Slovakia 0 people compare
- 193 Republic of Korea 0 people compare
- 193 Thailand 0 people compare
- 193 Tokelau 0 people compare
- 193 United Arab Emirates 0 people compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -4.41 % 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 0.0164 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate 59.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 Belgium?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Belgium was 0 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4778 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Belgium ranks 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Belgium 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.