People using improved drinking water sources in Finland
Finland: People using improved drinking water sources was 0.1855 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources in Finland, 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 Finland is 0.1855 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 192.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Finland peaked at 0.2339 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2000.
Finland ranks 183rd 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 Finland, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | — |
| 2002 | 0.1626 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2339 people | — |
| 2005 | 0.1519 people | -35.1% |
| 2006 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1611 people | — |
| 2008 | 0.1079 people | -33.0% |
| 2009 | 0.043 people | -60.2% |
| 2010 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 people | — |
| 2012 | 0.1138 people | — |
| 2013 | 0.2046 people | +79.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1621 people | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 people | — |
| 2017 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0381 people | — |
| 2019 | 0.1499 people | +293.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0615 people | -59.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1709 people | +177.8% |
| 2022 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0635 people | — |
| 2024 | 0.1855 people | +192.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.086 people | 0 people | 0.2339 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0674 people | 0 people | 0.2046 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0963 people | 0 people | 0.1855 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 180 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5938 people compare
- 181 Switzerland 0.2871 people compare
- 182 Austria 0.2559 people compare
- 184 Paraguay 0.168 people compare
- 185 El Salvador 0.1289 people compare
- 186 Romania 0.1094 people compare
More environment data for Finland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.986 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -10.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0082 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Finland?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Finland was 0.1855 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2339 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Finland ranks 183rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland 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.