People using improved drinking water sources in Greece
Greece: 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
26,114 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 people
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People using improved drinking water sources in Greece, 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
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Greece stood at 0 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Greece peaked at 26,114 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2018.
Greece ranks 193rd 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26,114 people | — |
| 2001 | 24,464 people | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 22,652 people | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 20,829 people | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 19,038 people | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 17,285 people | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 15,562 people | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 13,861 people | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 12,191 people | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 10,550 people | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 8,926 people | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 7,314 people | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 5,719 people | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 4,169 people | -27.1% |
| 2014 | 2,678 people | -35.8% |
| 2015 | 1,242 people | -53.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3379 people | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2852 people | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3164 people | — |
| 2020 | 0.1035 people | -67.3% |
| 2021 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0195 people | — |
| 2023 | 0.1631 people | +735.0% |
| 2024 | 0 people | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,255 people | 10,550 people | 26,114 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,005 people | 0 people | 8,926 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0572 people | 0 people | 0.1631 people | 5 |
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- 193 Gibraltar 0 people
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More environment data for Greece
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.04 % 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 0.0416 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 3.33 % 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 Greece?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Greece 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 26,114 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Greece ranks 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.