People using improved drinking water sources in Hungary
Hungary: People using improved drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
193rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
618,440 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 people
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People using improved drinking water sources in Hungary, 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
Hungary recorded 0 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 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Hungary peaked at 618,440 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2021.
Hungary 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 618,440 people | — |
| 2001 | 586,726 people | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 552,721 people | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 519,159 people | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 486,401 people | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 453,860 people | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 421,632 people | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 389,917 people | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 358,655 people | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 327,980 people | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 297,845 people | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 267,914 people | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 238,984 people | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 210,653 people | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 182,692 people | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 155,127 people | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 127,815 people | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 100,895 people | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 74,414 people | -26.2% |
| 2019 | 48,235 people | -35.2% |
| 2020 | 22,251 people | -53.9% |
| 2021 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0918 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 471,549 people | 327,980 people | 618,440 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 170,457 people | 48,235 people | 297,845 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,450 people | 0 people | 22,251 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 190 Denmark 0.0127 people compare
- 191 Uruguay 0.0026 people compare
- 192 San Marino 0.0013 people compare
- 193 American Samoa 0 people compare
- 193 Andorra 0 people compare
- 193 Belgium 0 people compare
- 193 Bermuda 0 people
- 193 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people compare
- 193 Brunei Darussalam 0 people compare
- 193 Curaçao 0 people compare
- 193 Faroe Islands 0 people
- 193 French Polynesia 0 people
- 193 Germany 0 people compare
- 193 Gibraltar 0 people
- 193 Greece 0 people compare
- 193 Greenland 0 people
- 193 Grenada 0 people compare
- 193 Hong Kong, China 0 people compare
- 193 Iceland 0 people compare
- 193 Iraq 0 people compare
- 193 Isle of Man 0 people compare
- 193 Kuwait 0 people
- 193 Lebanon 0 people compare
- 193 Liechtenstein 0 people
- 193 Luxembourg 0 people compare
- 193 Macau, China 0 people
- 193 Malta 0 people compare
- 193 Monaco 0 people
- 193 Netherlands 0 people compare
- 193 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 193 Northern Mariana Islands 0 people compare
- 193 Norway 0 people compare
- 193 Palestine, State of 0 people compare
- 193 Puerto Rico 0 people compare
- 193 Saint Barthelemy 0 people compare
- 193 Singapore 0 people
- 193 Slovakia 0 people compare
- 193 Republic of Korea 0 people compare
- 193 Thailand 0 people compare
- 193 Tokelau 0 people compare
- 193 United Arab Emirates 0 people compare
More environment data for Hungary
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.9163 % 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 0.0332 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.84 % 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 Hungary?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Hungary 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 618,440 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2021.
- How does Hungary rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Hungary ranks 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary 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.