People using at least a basic drinking water source in Liberia
Liberia: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 4.42 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Liberia, 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
In 2024, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Liberia stood at 4.42 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Liberia peaked at 4.42 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.79 million people, in 2000.
Liberia ranks 123rd of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.18 million people | 1.79 million people | 2.70 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 million people | 2.81 million people | 3.81 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 million people | 3.92 million people | 4.42 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Liberia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 4.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7946 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3841 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5485 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Liberia?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Liberia was 4.42 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.42 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 million people in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Liberia ranks 123rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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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.