People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Italy
Italy: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 1.92 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Italy, 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
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Italy is 1.92 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Italy peaked at 3.00 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.92 million people, in 2024.
That places Italy 58th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.64 million people | 2.45 million people | 3.00 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 million people | 2.09 million people | 2.42 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 million people | 1.92 million people | 2.06 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 371.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0558 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 44.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1973 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3495 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 15.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Italy?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Italy was 1.92 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.00 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 million people in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Italy ranks 58th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.