People using at least a basic drinking water source in Ukraine
Ukraine: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 35.39 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Ukraine, 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
The most recent figure for people using at least a basic drinking water source in Ukraine is 35.39 million people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Ukraine peaked at 48.67 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.29 million people, in 2023.
Ukraine ranks 35th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.60 million people | 44.48 million people | 48.67 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.93 million people | 42.01 million people | 44.09 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.45 million people | 35.29 million people | 41.76 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More environment data for Ukraine
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 196.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.2 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8576 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 40.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0166 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 60.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0558 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0908 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 10.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Ukraine?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Ukraine was 35.39 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 48.67 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.29 million people in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Ukraine ranks 35th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.