Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Albania
Albania: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 70.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Albania is 70.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Albania peaked at 70.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2003.
Albania ranks 91st of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.1% | — |
| 2001 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 56.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 60.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.9% | 48.9% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 62.3% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 70.7% | 70.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More environment data for Albania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6356 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8208 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.434 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -15.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.5 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.85 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -29.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Albania?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Albania was 70.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2003.
- How does Albania rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Albania ranks 91st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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