Share using safely managed drinking water in Lebanon

Lebanon: Share using safely managed drinking water was 47.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
47.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 163 countries
All-time high
47.7%
in 2019
All-time low
43.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share using safely managed drinking water in Lebanon, 2000–2024

010203040502000201220242000: 43.4 %2001: 43.7 %2002: 43.9 %2003: 44.1 %2004: 44.4 %2005: 44.6 %2006: 44.8 %2007: 45.1 %2008: 45.3 %2009: 45.6 %2010: 45.8 %2011: 46 %2012: 46.3 %2013: 46.5 %2014: 46.7 %2015: 47 %2016: 47.2 %2017: 47.4 %2018: 47.6 %2019: 47.7 %2020: 47.7 %2021: 47.7 %2022: 47.7 %2023: 47.7 %2024: 47.7 %

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 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, share 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 124th out of 163 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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Frequently asked questions

What is share using safely managed drinking water in Lebanon?
Share using safely managed drinking water in Lebanon was 47.7% 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 Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2000.
How does Lebanon rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
Lebanon ranks 124th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is share 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 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

Indicator
Share using safely managed drinking water
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.