Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Ireland
Ireland: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 96.1% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Ireland, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 96.1% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Ireland peaked at 96.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 50th of 147 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.5% | 75.4% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 82.8% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 94.2% | 96.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 47 Guadeloupe 96.7% compare
- 48 Saint Martin 96.6% compare
- 49 Bulgaria 96.2% compare
- 51 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 96.0% compare
- 52 RΓ©union 95.7% compare
- 53 Qatar 95.3% compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4654 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 9.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Ireland?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Ireland was 96.1% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Ireland ranks 50th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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