People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Poland
Poland: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 4.36 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Poland, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Poland recorded 4.36 million people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Poland peaked at 4.36 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.79 million people, in 2009.
Poland ranks 48th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.08 million people | 2.79 million people | 3.38 million people | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.08 million people | 2.84 million people | 3.33 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 million people | 3.53 million people | 4.36 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Poland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 348.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 20.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 14.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1103 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 43.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1143 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Poland?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Poland was 4.36 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.36 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 million people in 2009.
- How does Poland rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Poland ranks 48th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.