Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Lebanon
Lebanon: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 47.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon is 47.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Lebanon peaked at 47.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 115th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.5% | 43.4% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 45.8% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 47.7% | 47.7% | 5 |
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More environment data for Lebanon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.5 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Lebanon?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Lebanon was 47.7% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Lebanon ranks 115th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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