People not using improved drinking water sources in Czechia
Czechia: People not using improved drinking water sources was 8,164 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved drinking water sources in Czechia, 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 Czechia stood at 8,164 people.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Czechia peaked at 57,721 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8,034 people, in 2021.
Czechia ranks 127th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Czechia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57,721 people | — |
| 2001 | 57,712 people | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 53,688 people | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 49,667 people | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 45,653 people | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 41,652 people | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 37,657 people | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 33,669 people | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 29,677 people | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 25,656 people | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 21,601 people | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 17,492 people | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 13,323 people | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 9,298 people | -30.2% |
| 2014 | 8,067 people | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 8,067 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,068 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,070 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,070 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8,068 people | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 8,057 people | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 8,034 people | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 8,135 people | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 8,230 people | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 8,164 people | -0.8% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 8,164 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people, 3186449.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 8,164 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 3.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43,275 people | 25,656 people | 57,721 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,012 people | 8,067 people | 21,601 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,124 people | 8,034 people | 8,230 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More environment data for Czechia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.97 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -7.77 % 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 -0.1206 % 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 Czechia?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Czechia was 8,164 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 57,721 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,034 people in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Czechia ranks 127th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia 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.