People not using improved drinking water sources in Albania
Albania: People not using improved drinking water sources was 84,257 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources in Albania, 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
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in Albania is 84,257 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Albania peaked at 109,657 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 84,257 people, in 2024.
That places Albania 97th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99,766 people | 90,455 people | 109,657 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,067 people | 86,358 people | 88,730 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,837 people | 84,257 people | 87,517 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 94 East Timor 114,012 people compare
- 95 Botswana 99,629 people compare
- 96 Saudi Arabia 94,984 people compare
- 98 Portugal 74,268 people compare
- 99 Jordan 68,665 people compare
- 100 United States 67,545 people compare
More environment data for Albania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 7.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0487 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2569 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5229 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Albania?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Albania was 84,257 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 109,657 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,257 people in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Albania ranks 97th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.