People using at least a basic drinking water source in Greenland
Greenland: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 55,840 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Greenland, 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 Greenland is 55,840 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Greenland peaked at 56,950 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 55,840 people, in 2024.
Greenland ranks 204th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56,668 people | 56,209 people | 56,950 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,322 people | 56,021 people | 56,834 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,975 people | 55,840 people | 56,080 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 201 Cayman Islands 71,077 people compare
- 202 Bermuda 64,636 people compare
- 203 Dominica 64,216 people compare
- 205 Faroe Islands 55,400 people compare
- 206 American Samoa 46,765 people compare
- 207 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,397 people compare
More environment data for Greenland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.6593 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.6 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0577 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3418 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Greenland?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Greenland was 55,840 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 56,950 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,840 people in 2024.
- How does Greenland rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Greenland ranks 204th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland 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.