Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Hungary
Hungary: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 85 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
73.9%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Hungary, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 100.0% for population using safely managed drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Hungary peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 2000.
Hungary ranks 1st of 85 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.9% | — |
| 2001 | 74.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 74.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 76.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 78.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.1%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.4%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.9% | 73.9% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 78.4% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 95.6% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8159 % 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 -0.4968 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Hungary?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Hungary was 100.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Hungary ranks 1st out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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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