Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Belarus
Belarus: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 93.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Belarus, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Belarus stood at 93.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Belarus peaked at 93.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 2000.
That places Belarus 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.9% | — |
| 2001 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 82.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 83.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 85.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 86.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 88.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 90.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 93.1% | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 93.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.5%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 93.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 96% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 81.9% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 89.5% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.8% | 93.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1172 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % 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 0.239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Belarus?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Belarus was 93.1% 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 2000.
- How does Belarus rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Belarus ranks 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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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