People using improved drinking water sources in Italy
Italy: People using improved drinking water sources was 49,234 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources in Italy, 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
Italy recorded 49,234 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 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Italy peaked at 253,682 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49,234 people, in 2024.
That places Italy 100th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 253,682 people | — |
| 2001 | 239,096 people | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 224,811 people | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 211,214 people | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 197,854 people | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 183,973 people | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 169,604 people | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 155,428 people | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 141,305 people | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 126,714 people | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 111,795 people | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 96,651 people | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 81,349 people | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 65,918 people | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 50,331 people | -23.6% |
| 2015 | 50,257 people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 50,176 people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 50,103 people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 50,010 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 49,888 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 49,707 people | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 49,555 people | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 49,464 people | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 49,364 people | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 49,234 people | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 190,368 people | 126,714 people | 253,682 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,648 people | 49,888 people | 111,795 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,465 people | 49,234 people | 49,707 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.0185 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -11.96 % 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 Italy?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Italy was 49,234 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 253,682 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,234 people in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Italy ranks 100th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.