People using at least a basic drinking water source in Albania
Albania: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 2.66 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Albania, 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
Albania recorded 2.66 million people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Albania peaked at 2.74 million people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.66 million people, in 2024.
Albania ranks 137th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.73 million people | 2.69 million people | 2.74 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.70 million people | 2.67 million people | 2.73 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 million people | 2.66 million people | 2.73 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More environment data for Albania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 7.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0487 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2569 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5229 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Albania?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Albania was 2.66 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 million people in 2003.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 million people in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Albania ranks 137th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Albania 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.