Share using safely managed drinking water in Estonia
Estonia: Share using safely managed drinking water was 98.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water in Estonia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 98.9% for share 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Estonia peaked at 98.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.7%, in 2000.
Estonia ranks 33rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.7% | — |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 98.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 98.9% 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 | 93.2% | 91.7% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.1% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.3% | 98.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 30 South Korea 99.3% compare
- 31 Norway 99.1% compare
- 32 Martinique 99.0% compare
- 34 Puerto Rico 98.9% compare
- 35 Bahrain 98.9% compare
- 36 Austria 98.9% compare
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % 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 -0.0832 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in Estonia?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Estonia was 98.9% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.7% in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Estonia ranks 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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 fecal and priority chemical contamination.