People using improved drinking water sources in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: People using improved drinking water sources was 1.76 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 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
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 1.76 million people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 1.76 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 108,684 people, in 2000.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 33rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 108,684 people | — |
| 2001 | 164,037 people | +50.9% |
| 2002 | 221,348 people | +34.9% |
| 2003 | 280,620 people | +26.8% |
| 2004 | 341,728 people | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 404,702 people | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 469,472 people | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 535,841 people | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 603,586 people | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 672,591 people | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 742,986 people | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 814,907 people | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 888,312 people | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 962,962 people | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million people | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.09 million people | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.15 million people | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million people | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.64 million people | +36.1% |
| 2019 | 1.64 million people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.66 million people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.70 million people | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.75 million people | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.75 million people | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.76 million people | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 380,261 people | 108,684 people | 672,591 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million people | 742,986 people | 1.64 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 million people | 1.66 million people | 1.76 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.54 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 15.88 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 5,512 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 284,460 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 202,663 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 81,797 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.3834 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 1.76 million 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 108,684 people in 2000.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 33rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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.