People not using improved drinking water sources in Ukraine
Ukraine: People not using improved drinking water sources was 310,777 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine stood at 310,777 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Ukraine peaked at 849,468 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 300,462 people, in 2023.
Ukraine ranks 76th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 849,468 people | — |
| 2001 | 820,368 people | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 790,943 people | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 762,447 people | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 734,580 people | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 706,177 people | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 679,981 people | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 655,702 people | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 631,612 people | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 608,728 people | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 587,491 people | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 566,822 people | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 547,056 people | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 527,721 people | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 507,853 people | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 487,935 people | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 468,548 people | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 449,348 people | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 430,008 people | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 410,819 people | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 391,836 people | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 372,465 people | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 330,587 people | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 300,462 people | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 310,777 people | +3.4% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 310,777 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 5.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 310,777 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 142.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 724,001 people | 608,728 people | 849,468 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 498,360 people | 410,819 people | 587,491 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 341,225 people | 300,462 people | 391,836 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More environment data for Ukraine
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.795 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.31 % 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 -5.67 % 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 Ukraine?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Ukraine was 310,777 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 849,468 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 300,462 people in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Ukraine ranks 76th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.