People using at least a basic drinking water source in Algeria
Algeria: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 43.27 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Algeria, 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Algeria is 43.27 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Algeria peaked at 43.27 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.50 million people, in 2000.
Algeria ranks 31st of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.63 million people | 27.50 million people | 32.12 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.24 million people | 32.80 million people | 39.83 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.96 million people | 40.58 million people | 43.27 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More environment data for Algeria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 252.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0747 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 37.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 56.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0812 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2872 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Algeria?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Algeria was 43.27 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 43.27 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.50 million people in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Algeria ranks 31st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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.
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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.