People using improved drinking water sources in Czechia
Czechia: People using improved drinking water sources was 3,047 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources in Czechia, 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
Czechia recorded 3,047 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Czechia peaked at 52,889 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,047 people, in 2024.
That places Czechia 134th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Czechia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52,889 people | — |
| 2001 | 52,889 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48,867 people | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 44,847 people | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 40,831 people | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 36,826 people | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 32,823 people | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 28,825 people | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 24,818 people | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 20,782 people | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 16,711 people | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 12,592 people | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 8,418 people | -33.2% |
| 2013 | 4,384 people | -47.9% |
| 2014 | 3,145 people | -28.3% |
| 2015 | 3,137 people | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3,127 people | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3,118 people | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,106 people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3,093 people | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3,075 people | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3,051 people | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 3,073 people | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 3,091 people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3,047 people | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38,440 people | 20,782 people | 52,889 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,083 people | 3,093 people | 16,711 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,067 people | 3,047 people | 3,091 people | 5 |
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- 131 Cayman Islands 3,373 people compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.97 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -31.07 % 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 0.001 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -31.07 % 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 Czechia?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Czechia was 3,047 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 52,889 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,047 people in 2024.
- How does Czechia rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Czechia ranks 134th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia 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.