People using at least a basic drinking water source in Angola
Angola: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 25.75 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Angola, 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
In 2024, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Angola stood at 25.75 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Angola peaked at 25.75 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.13 million people, in 2000.
Angola ranks 50th 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 | 8.28 million people | 6.13 million people | 11.08 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.15 million people | 11.86 million people | 20.77 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.71 million people | 21.72 million people | 25.75 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Angola
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 69.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 21.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 34.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0048 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0542 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Angola?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Angola was 25.75 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 25.75 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.13 million people in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Angola ranks 50th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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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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.