People using at least a basic drinking water source in Belgium
Belgium: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 11.74 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Belgium, 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 Belgium stood at 11.74 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Belgium peaked at 11.74 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.25 million people, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 73rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.48 million people | 10.25 million people | 10.81 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.24 million people | 10.94 million people | 11.49 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.64 million people | 11.54 million people | 11.74 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Belgium
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 107.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2815 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0377 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0561 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0383 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Belgium?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Belgium was 11.74 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11.74 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.25 million people in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Belgium ranks 73rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.