People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Russia
Russia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 34.38 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
34.38 million people
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
13th
of 163 countries
All-time high
36.17 million people
in 2000
All-time low
34.38 million people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Russia, 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
Russia recorded 34.38 million people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Russia peaked at 36.17 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.38 million people, in 2024.
Russia ranks 13th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Russia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.17 million people | — |
| 2001 | 36.02 million people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 35.96 million people | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 35.89 million people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 35.70 million people | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 35.52 million people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 35.37 million people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 35.27 million people | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 35.22 million people | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 35.20 million people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 35.18 million people | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 35.17 million people | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.19 million people | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 35.22 million people | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 35.24 million people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 35.28 million people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 35.32 million people | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 35.35 million people | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 35.33 million people | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 35.28 million people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 35.15 million people | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 34.93 million people | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.77 million people | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 34.63 million people | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 34.38 million people | -0.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 34.38 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people, 1122.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Russia's 34.38 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 199,164 people, 172.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.63 million people | 35.20 million people | 36.17 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.26 million people | 35.17 million people | 35.35 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.77 million people | 34.38 million people | 35.15 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 10 Tanzania 47.08 million people compare
- 11 Vietnam 41.83 million people compare
- 12 Uganda 40.96 million people compare
- 14 Afghanistan 29.62 million people compare
- 15 Mozambique 25.09 million people compare
- 16 Madagascar 24.91 million people compare
More environment data for Russia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.5 % 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 -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5219 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Russia?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Russia was 34.38 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.17 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.38 million people in 2024.
- How does Russia rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Russia ranks 13th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russia 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.