People using improved drinking water sources in Ecuador
Ecuador: People using improved drinking water sources was 388,638 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Ecuador, 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
Ecuador recorded 388,638 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Ecuador peaked at 1.01 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 388,638 people, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 65th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.01 million people | — |
| 2001 | 966,609 people | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 920,768 people | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 903,519 people | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 885,142 people | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 865,524 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 844,736 people | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 822,754 people | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 799,622 people | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 775,335 people | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 749,631 people | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 722,686 people | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 694,370 people | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 664,234 people | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 632,528 people | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 599,659 people | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 565,773 people | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 531,043 people | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 495,773 people | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 458,733 people | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 417,859 people | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 407,348 people | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 401,124 people | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 395,012 people | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 388,638 people | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 879,581 people | 775,335 people | 1.01 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 611,443 people | 458,733 people | 749,631 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 401,996 people | 388,638 people | 417,859 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0052 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — 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 Ecuador?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Ecuador was 388,638 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 388,638 people in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Ecuador ranks 65th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.