People not using improved drinking water sources in Italy
Italy: People not using improved drinking water sources was 49,237 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved drinking water sources in Italy, 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
Italy recorded 49,237 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Italy peaked at 253,681 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49,237 people, in 2024.
That places Italy 107th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 253,681 people | — |
| 2001 | 239,096 people | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 224,812 people | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 211,216 people | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 197,852 people | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 183,972 people | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 169,604 people | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 155,429 people | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 141,306 people | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 126,712 people | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 111,793 people | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 96,651 people | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 81,349 people | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 65,919 people | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 50,333 people | -23.6% |
| 2015 | 50,259 people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 50,178 people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 50,106 people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 50,012 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 49,890 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 49,709 people | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 49,557 people | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 49,466 people | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 49,366 people | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 49,237 people | -0.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 49,237 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people, 19217807.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Italy's 49,237 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 22.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 190,368 people | 126,712 people | 253,681 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,649 people | 49,890 people | 111,793 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,467 people | 49,237 people | 49,709 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % 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 Italy?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Italy was 49,237 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 253,681 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,237 people in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Italy ranks 107th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.