Share using safely managed drinking water in Czechia
Czechia: Share using safely managed drinking water was 98.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share using safely managed drinking water in Czechia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 98.1% for share using safely managed drinking water in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Czechia peaked at 98.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2001.
That places Czechia 41st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.7% | — |
| 2001 | 94.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 98.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 99% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 98.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.7% | 94.7% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.1% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 38 United States Virgin Islands 98.7% compare
- 39 United Arab Emirates 98.6% compare
- 40 Saint Helena 98.4% compare
- 42 Chile 97.8% compare
- 43 United States 97.6% compare
- 44 Latvia 97.0% compare
More environment data for Czechia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.97 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -7.77 % 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 -0.1206 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in Czechia?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Czechia was 98.1% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2001.
- How does Czechia rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Czechia ranks 41st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia 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.