People using at least a basic drinking water source in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 39,870 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Liechtenstein, 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 Liechtenstein stood at 39,870 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Liechtenstein peaked at 39,870 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33,113 people, in 2000.
That places Liechtenstein 210th out of 231 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34,480 people | 33,113 people | 35,717 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,237 people | 35,999 people | 38,440 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,319 people | 38,767 people | 39,870 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 207 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,397 people compare
- 208 Turks and Caicos Islands 45,992 people compare
- 209 Northern Mariana Islands 44,278 people compare
- 211 British Virgin Islands 39,418 people compare
- 212 Gibraltar 39,329 people compare
- 213 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 38,727 people compare
More environment data for Liechtenstein
- Aquaculture production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.0434 hectares per person (2023)
- Forest area 5,980 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 86 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 1.4% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 86 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Liechtenstein?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Liechtenstein was 39,870 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 39,870 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,113 people in 2000.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Liechtenstein ranks 210th out of 231 regions with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.