Share using safely managed drinking water in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Share using safely managed drinking water was 36.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water in Cote d'Ivoire, 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 Cote d'Ivoire is 36.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 38.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2000.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 136th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.4% | — |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | +0.6% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 36.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.9%, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 36.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.4%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 25.4% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 30.3% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 36.2% | 38.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More environment data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.53 % 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 2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0118 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.8043 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Cote d'Ivoire was 36.4% 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2000.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 136th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.