People using at least a basic drinking water source in Lebanon
Lebanon: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 5.38 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Lebanon, 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
Lebanon recorded 5.38 million people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Lebanon peaked at 5.90 million people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.65 million people, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 116th 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 | 4.02 million people | 3.65 million people | 4.42 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.30 million people | 4.48 million people | 5.90 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.32 million people | 5.28 million people | 5.38 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 113 Norway 5.58 million people compare
- 114 Slovakia 5.49 million people compare
- 115 Palestine 5.43 million people compare
- 117 New Zealand 5.21 million people compare
- 118 Costa Rica 5.12 million people compare
More environment data for Lebanon
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 18.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.24 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0621 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0147 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0236 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Lebanon?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Lebanon was 5.38 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.90 million people in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 million people in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Lebanon ranks 116th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.