People using at least a basic drinking water source in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 39,329 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Gibraltar, 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 Gibraltar is 39,329 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Gibraltar peaked at 39,329 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27,657 people, in 2001.
Gibraltar ranks 212th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 29,018 people | 27,657 people | 30,823 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,160 people | 31,248 people | 35,494 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,688 people | 36,173 people | 39,329 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 209 Northern Mariana Islands 44,278 people compare
- 211 British Virgin Islands 39,418 people compare
- 213 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 38,727 people compare
- 214 Monaco 38,631 people compare
- 215 San Marino 33,581 people compare
More environment data for Gibraltar
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.6589 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 16.75 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0153 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0146 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.6351 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 16.15 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Gibraltar?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Gibraltar was 39,329 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 Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 39,329 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,657 people in 2001.
- How does Gibraltar rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Gibraltar ranks 212th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar 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.