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.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Israel, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,592 people | — |
| 2001 | 14,937 people | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 16,068 people | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 17,198 people | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 18,351 people | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 19,536 people | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 20,760 people | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 22,022 people | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 23,322 people | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 24,665 people | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 26,065 people | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 27,513 people | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 29,006 people | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 30,555 people | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 32,165 people | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 33,848 people | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 35,579 people | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 37,328 people | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 39,101 people | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 40,909 people | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 42,735 people | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 44,597 people | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 46,588 people | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 48,586 people | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 50,503 people | +3.9% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 50,503 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people, 1.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Israel's 50,503 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.16 million people, 2% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More environment data for Israel
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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.