People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 20.29 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20.29 million people
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
22nd
of 163 countries
All-time high
20.29 million people
in 2024
All-time low
13.21 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Cote d'Ivoire, 2000–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2000201220242000: 13.2M people2001: 13.5M people2002: 13.7M people2003: 14.0M people2004: 14.2M people2005: 14.5M people2006: 14.7M people2007: 15.0M people2008: 15.2M people2009: 15.4M people2010: 15.7M people2011: 15.9M people2012: 16.0M people2013: 16.0M people2014: 16.1M people2015: 16.3M people2016: 16.5M people2017: 16.7M people2018: 17.0M people2019: 17.4M people2020: 17.7M people2021: 18.1M people2022: 18.9M people2023: 19.9M people2024: 20.3M people

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 safely managed drinking water sources in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 20.29 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 20.29 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.21 million people, in 2000.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 22nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.35 million people 13.21 million people 15.44 million people 10
2010s 16.35 million people 15.68 million people 17.36 million people 10
2020s 18.99 million people 17.73 million people 20.29 million people 5

Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire

  1. 19 Brazil 24.12 million people compare
  2. 20 Myanmar 21.95 million people compare
  3. 21 South Africa 20.48 million people compare
  4. 23 Ghana 19.64 million people compare
  5. 24 Chad 19.01 million people compare
  6. 25 Iraq 18.50 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Cote d'Ivoire?
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Cote d'Ivoire was 20.29 million 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 20.29 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 13.21 million people in 2000.
How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 22nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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

Indicator
People not using safely managed drinking water sources
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
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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.