Share using safely managed drinking water in Armenia
Armenia: Share using safely managed drinking water was 82.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share using safely managed drinking water in Armenia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share using safely managed drinking water in Armenia is 82.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Armenia peaked at 83.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2024.
That places Armenia 83rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.0% | 82.7% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 82.4% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 82.1% | 82.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.4% compare
- 81 Montenegro 85.5% compare
- 82 Romania 82.2% compare
- 84 Uzbekistan 81.9% compare
- 85 Northern Mariana Islands 81.5% compare
- 86 North Macedonia 80.8% compare
More environment data for Armenia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0723 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3453 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7595 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in Armenia?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Armenia was 82.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Armenia ranks 83rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.