People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Belarus
Belarus: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 636,996 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Belarus, 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
Belarus recorded 636,996 people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Belarus peaked at 1.80 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 636,996 people, in 2024.
Belarus ranks 76th 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.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Belarus, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.80 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.78 million people | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.76 million people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.73 million people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.62 million people | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.50 million people | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.40 million people | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million people | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.19 million people | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 1.09 million people | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 994,094 people | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 899,869 people | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 808,833 people | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 720,942 people | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 712,129 people | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 705,977 people | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 700,834 people | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 695,207 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 688,542 people | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 680,619 people | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 671,187 people | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 659,268 people | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 647,649 people | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 638,282 people | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 636,996 people | -0.2% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 636,996 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 million people, 34% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 636,996 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 199,164 people, 3.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 million people | 1.09 million people | 1.80 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 760,705 people | 680,619 people | 994,094 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 650,676 people | 636,996 people | 671,187 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % 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 0.239 % 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 safely managed drinking water sources in Belarus?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Belarus was 636,996 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 636,996 people in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Belarus ranks 76th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.