People using at least a basic drinking water source in Ecuador
Ecuador: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 16.70 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Ecuador, 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
Ecuador recorded 16.70 million people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Ecuador peaked at 16.70 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.76 million people, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 64th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 11.93 million people | 10.76 million people | 13.11 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.56 million people | 13.37 million people | 15.81 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.36 million people | 16.05 million people | 16.70 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Ecuador
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 74.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0751 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 8.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0966 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Ecuador?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Ecuador was 16.70 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 16.70 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.76 million people in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Ecuador ranks 64th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.