Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 97 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ireland is 97 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ireland peaked at 97 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97 %, in 2000.
That places Ireland 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97 % | — |
| 2001 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97 % | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 97 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 100 %, 97% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 97 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100 %, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97 % | 97 % | 97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 97 % | 97 % | 97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 97 % | 97 % | 97 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ireland?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ireland was 97 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 97 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 97 % in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Ireland ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.