People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Norway
Norway: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 52,282 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Norway, 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 Norway is 52,282 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Norway peaked at 52,282 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,460 people, in 2000.
Norway ranks 112th 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 | 18,603 people | 14,460 people | 25,004 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,672 people | 26,686 people | 42,655 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,232 people | 44,411 people | 52,282 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 53.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.65 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1993 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0356 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0239 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0367 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Norway?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Norway was 52,282 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 52,282 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,460 people in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Norway ranks 112th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.