People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Albania
Albania: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 815,370 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Albania, 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
Albania recorded 815,370 people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Albania peaked at 1.61 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 815,370 people, in 2024.
Albania ranks 73rd of 163 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.45 million people | 1.18 million people | 1.61 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 914,345 people | 846,293 people | 1.10 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 828,361 people | 815,370 people | 842,214 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Albania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 7.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0487 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2569 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5229 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Albania?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Albania was 815,370 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 815,370 people in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Albania ranks 73rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.