Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 93.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Venezuela, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Venezuela stood at 93.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Venezuela peaked at 97.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 93.3%, in 2022.
Venezuela ranks 157th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4% | 95.6% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 93.9% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 93.3% | 93.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More environment data for Venezuela
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 167.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 32.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0873 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0155 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0881 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Venezuela?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Venezuela was 93.3% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.3% in 2022.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Venezuela ranks 157th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.