People not using improved drinking water sources in Sweden
Sweden: People not using improved drinking water sources was 25,372 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources in Sweden, 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
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in Sweden is 25,372 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Sweden peaked at 45,747 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25,298 people, in 2023.
That places Sweden 113th 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 | 41,623 people | 37,669 people | 45,747 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,803 people | 29,028 people | 36,836 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,429 people | 25,298 people | 28,099 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Sweden
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 52.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3307 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2101 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1974 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0287 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Sweden?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Sweden was 25,372 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 45,747 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,298 people in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Sweden ranks 113th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.