People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Israel
Israel: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 50,503 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Israel, 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
Israel recorded 50,503 people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Israel peaked at 50,503 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,592 people, in 2000.
Israel ranks 113th of 163 countries on this measure, 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 | 19,145 people | 14,592 people | 24,665 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,207 people | 26,065 people | 40,909 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,602 people | 42,735 people | 50,503 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Israel
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 76.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.66 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.6978 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0036 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0342 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0506 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Israel?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Israel was 50,503 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 50,503 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,592 people in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Israel ranks 113th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.