People not using improved drinking water sources in Ireland
Ireland: People not using improved drinking water sources was 152,499 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved drinking water sources in Ireland, 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 Ireland stood at 152,499 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Ireland peaked at 152,499 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 127,644 people, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 90th of 231 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 135,400 people | 127,644 people | 144,072 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 144,611 people | 143,370 people | 147,410 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 150,125 people | 147,991 people | 152,499 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Ireland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 59.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 15.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0879 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0115 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0209 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Ireland?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Ireland was 152,499 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 152,499 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 127,644 people in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Ireland ranks 90th out of 231 regions with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.