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.
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 |
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More environment data for Belarus
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 87.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2254 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0084 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0469 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0381 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.6 Mt CO2e (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.