People using improved drinking water sources in Libya
Libya: People using improved drinking water sources was 5,011 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources in Libya, 2008–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Libya recorded 5,011 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 80.4% on the previous year and down 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Libya peaked at 224,931 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,011 people, in 2024.
That places Libya 127th 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 215,847 people | — |
| 2009 | 220,391 people | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 224,931 people | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 219,578 people | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 213,905 people | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 200,413 people | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 186,134 people | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 170,689 people | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 154,554 people | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 137,981 people | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 120,869 people | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 103,011 people | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 84,484 people | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 65,382 people | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 45,764 people | -30.0% |
| 2023 | 25,621 people | -44.0% |
| 2024 | 5,011 people | -80.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 218,119 people | 215,847 people | 220,391 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 173,206 people | 103,011 people | 224,931 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,252 people | 5,011 people | 84,484 people | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -22.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0078 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -35.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — 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 Libya?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Libya was 5,011 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 224,931 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,011 people in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Libya ranks 127th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.