People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Estonia
Estonia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 14,369 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Estonia, 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
Estonia recorded 14,369 people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Estonia peaked at 115,567 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,369 people, in 2024.
Estonia ranks 125th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92,503 people | 70,001 people | 115,567 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,224 people | 25,501 people | 65,115 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,734 people | 14,369 people | 23,027 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Estonia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.8405 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1338 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0778 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0311 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.539 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Estonia?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Estonia was 14,369 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 115,567 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,369 people in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Estonia ranks 125th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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.