People using improved drinking water sources in Liberia
Liberia: People using improved drinking water sources was 230,088 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Liberia, 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 Liberia stood at 230,088 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Liberia peaked at 474,421 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 230,088 people, in 2024.
Liberia ranks 69th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Liberia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 474,421 people | — |
| 2001 | 472,802 people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 469,140 people | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 456,696 people | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 445,828 people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 449,154 people | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 457,027 people | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 461,561 people | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 461,159 people | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 455,787 people | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 448,537 people | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 445,054 people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 438,939 people | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 426,136 people | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 412,140 people | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 397,362 people | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 381,793 people | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 365,134 people | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 347,809 people | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 329,839 people | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 311,400 people | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 292,258 people | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 272,363 people | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 251,742 people | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 230,088 people | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 460,358 people | 445,828 people | 474,421 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 399,274 people | 329,839 people | 448,537 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 271,570 people | 230,088 people | 311,400 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More environment data for Liberia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °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 0.0236 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -80.59 % 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 Liberia?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Liberia was 230,088 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 474,421 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 230,088 people in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Liberia ranks 69th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.