People using improved drinking water sources in Cyprus
Cyprus: People using improved drinking water sources was 3,272 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus is 3,272 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Cyprus peaked at 3,272 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 771.64 people, in 2000.
Cyprus ranks 132nd 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 771.64 people | — |
| 2001 | 786.46 people | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 799.66 people | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 850.63 people | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 902.87 people | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 991.3 people | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 1,092 people | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 1,196 people | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 1,303 people | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 1,413 people | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 1,526 people | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 1,643 people | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1,764 people | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 1,888 people | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 2,013 people | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 2,142 people | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 2,274 people | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 2,407 people | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 2,543 people | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 2,680 people | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 2,819 people | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 2,959 people | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 3,099 people | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 3,241 people | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 3,272 people | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,011 people | 771.64 people | 1,413 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,088 people | 1,526 people | 2,680 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,078 people | 2,819 people | 3,272 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 129 Croatia 3,752 people compare
- 130 Aruba 3,422 people compare
- 131 Cayman Islands 3,373 people compare
- 133 North Macedonia 3,232 people compare
- 134 Czechia 3,047 people compare
- 135 Seychelles 2,964 people compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- 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 (2020)
- 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 Cyprus?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Cyprus was 3,272 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3,272 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 771.64 people in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Cyprus ranks 132nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.