People not using improved drinking water sources in Belarus
Belarus: People not using improved drinking water sources was 9,867 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources in Belarus, 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Belarus stood at 9,867 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Belarus peaked at 55,248 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9,867 people, in 2024.
That places Belarus 125th 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.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Belarus, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55,248 people | — |
| 2001 | 54,507 people | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 53,726 people | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 52,917 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 50,120 people | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 47,414 people | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 44,813 people | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 42,292 people | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 39,824 people | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 37,504 people | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 35,297 people | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 33,111 people | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 31,031 people | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 29,061 people | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 27,172 people | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 25,383 people | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 23,631 people | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 21,868 people | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 20,099 people | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 18,342 people | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 16,578 people | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 14,794 people | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 13,066 people | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 11,419 people | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 9,867 people | -13.6% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 9,867 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 16% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 9,867 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 4.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47,837 people | 37,504 people | 55,248 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,500 people | 18,342 people | 35,297 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,145 people | 9,867 people | 16,578 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Belarus?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Belarus was 9,867 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 55,248 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,867 people in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Belarus ranks 125th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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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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.