People using at least a basic drinking water source in Kuwait
Kuwait: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 4.93 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Kuwait, 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
Kuwait recorded 4.93 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.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Kuwait peaked at 4.93 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.95 million people, in 2000.
That places Kuwait 120th 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 | 2.28 million people | 1.95 million people | 2.80 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 million people | 2.94 million people | 4.44 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.62 million people | 4.36 million people | 4.93 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 117 New Zealand 5.21 million people compare
- 118 Costa Rica 5.12 million people compare
- 121 Oman 4.89 million people compare
- 122 South Sudan 4.75 million people compare
- 123 Liberia 4.42 million people compare
More environment data for Kuwait
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 173.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 35.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.2602 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0034 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 27.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 38.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0749 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0609 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 11.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Kuwait?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Kuwait was 4.93 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 4.93 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 million people in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Kuwait ranks 120th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.