Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ireland
Ireland: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 96.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ireland stood at 96.1%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ireland peaked at 96.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 9th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 56.8% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 73.9% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 96.1% | 96.8% | 5 |
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More environment data for Ireland
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 136.15 USD (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 139.56 SLC (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 5,272 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 0.57 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 283,261 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 245,629 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 37,632 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1392 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1211 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0387 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ireland?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Ireland was 96.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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