Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Poland
Poland: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 90.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Poland, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 90.1% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Poland peaked at 98.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 90.1%, in 2024.
That places Poland 171st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 92.8% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 90.1% | 92.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 168 Pakistan 90.7% compare
- 169 Sri Lanka 90.2% compare
- 170 South Africa 90.2% compare
- 172 Ghana 89.9% compare
- 173 Micronesia (country) 89.9% compare
- 174 Tajikistan 89.2% compare
More environment data for Poland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 348.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 20.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 14.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1103 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 43.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1143 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Poland?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Poland was 90.1% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.1% in 2024.
- How does Poland rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Poland ranks 171st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.