Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ecuador
Ecuador: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 46.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ecuador stood at 46.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ecuador peaked at 55.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 41st of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.7% | 48.6% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 51.2% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 46.7% | 50.3% | 5 |
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More environment data for Ecuador
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 74.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0751 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 8.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0966 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ecuador?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ecuador was 46.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Ecuador ranks 41st out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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