People using at least a basic drinking water source in Libya
Libya: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 7.11 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Libya, 2008–2024
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 Libya stood at 7.11 million people. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Libya peaked at 7.11 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.75 million people, in 2012.
Libya ranks 101st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.86 million people | 5.80 million people | 5.93 million people | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.14 million people | 5.75 million people | 6.60 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.92 million people | 6.71 million people | 7.11 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More environment data for Libya
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 98.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0897 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 22.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 27.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0353 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2146 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Libya?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Libya was 7.11 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.11 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.75 million people in 2012.
- How does Libya rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Libya ranks 101st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.