People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Belgium
Belgium: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 53,161 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Belgium, 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 safely managed drinking water sources in Belgium is 53,161 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Belgium peaked at 53,161 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25,226 people, in 2000.
That places Belgium 111th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25,798 people | 25,226 people | 26,607 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,233 people | 28,419 people | 44,116 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,523 people | 45,897 people | 53,161 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Belgium
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 107.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2815 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0377 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0561 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0383 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Belgium?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Belgium was 53,161 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 53,161 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,226 people in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Belgium ranks 111th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.