People using improved drinking water sources in Norway
Norway: People using improved drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 people
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
193rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
0.252 people
in 2023
All-time low
0 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People using improved drinking water sources in Norway, 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 Norway stood at 0 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Norway peaked at 0.252 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2000.
Norway 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.0176 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0547 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 people | — |
| 2006 | 0 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 people | — |
| 2008 | 0.1089 people | — |
| 2009 | 0.0752 people | -30.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0127 people | -83.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1045 people | +723.1% |
| 2012 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0376 people | — |
| 2014 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.126 people | — |
| 2016 | 0.0898 people | -28.7% |
| 2017 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 people | — |
| 2019 | 0.1416 people | — |
| 2020 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1797 people | — |
| 2022 | 0.0356 people | -80.2% |
| 2023 | 0.252 people | +606.8% |
| 2024 | 0 people | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0256 people | 0 people | 0.1089 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0512 people | 0 people | 0.1416 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0935 people | 0 people | 0.252 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 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 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 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 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 Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate 4.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0009 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -28.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export 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 Norway?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Norway 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.252 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Norway ranks 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Norway 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.