People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Ecuador
Ecuador: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 5.46 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Ecuador, 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
Ecuador recorded 5.46 million people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Ecuador peaked at 5.46 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.88 million people, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 43rd 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 | 5.03 million people | 4.88 million people | 5.19 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.34 million people | 5.22 million people | 5.45 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 million people | 5.44 million people | 5.46 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 40 Togo 7.56 million people compare
- 41 Uzbekistan 6.57 million people compare
- 42 Dominican Republic 6.25 million people compare
- 44 Iran 5.12 million people compare
- 45 Laos 5.04 million people compare
- 46 Central African Republic 5.00 million people compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 74.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0751 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 8.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0966 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Ecuador?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Ecuador was 5.46 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 million people in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Ecuador ranks 43rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.