People using improved drinking water sources in Lebanon
Lebanon: 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
380,952 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 people
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People using improved drinking water sources in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon stood at 0 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Lebanon peaked at 380,952 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2018.
That places Lebanon 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 380,952 people | — |
| 2001 | 365,564 people | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 348,599 people | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 331,055 people | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 313,701 people | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 295,494 people | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 277,054 people | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 258,514 people | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 238,486 people | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 217,032 people | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 194,224 people | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 171,125 people | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 149,917 people | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 136,044 people | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 118,944 people | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 89,278 people | -24.9% |
| 2016 | 55,940 people | -37.3% |
| 2017 | 24,026 people | -57.0% |
| 2018 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 people | — |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 302,645 people | 217,032 people | 380,952 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 93,950 people | 0 people | 194,224 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
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- 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 Hungary 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 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
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- 193 Singapore 0 people
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More environment data for Lebanon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.5 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0002 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -47.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Lebanon?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Lebanon 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 380,952 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2018.
- How does Lebanon rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Lebanon ranks 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.