Share using safely managed drinking water in Ukraine

Ukraine: Share using safely managed drinking water was 87.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
78th
of 163 countries
All-time high
89.4%
in 2012
All-time low
66.3%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

0204060802000201220242000: 66.3 %2001: 66.4 %2002: 66.4 %2003: 66.5 %2004: 69.3 %2005: 72 %2006: 74.5 %2007: 77.1 %2008: 79.6 %2009: 82.1 %2010: 84.6 %2011: 87.1 %2012: 89.4 %2013: 89.1 %2014: 88.6 %2015: 88.5 %2016: 88.5 %2017: 88.4 %2018: 88.3 %2019: 88.3 %2020: 88.2 %2021: 88.1 %2022: 88.1 %2023: 88 %2024: 87.9 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share using safely managed drinking water in Ukraine stood at 87.9%.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Ukraine peaked at 89.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 2000.

Ukraine ranks 78th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 72.0% 66.3% 82.1% 10
2010s 88.1% 84.6% 89.4% 10
2020s 88.1% 87.9% 88.2% 5

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 75 Jordan 89.0% compare
  2. 76 Poland 88.7% compare
  3. 77 Brazil 88.6% compare
  4. 79 Croatia 87.3% compare
  5. 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.4% compare
  6. 81 Montenegro 85.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share using safely managed drinking water in Ukraine?
Share using safely managed drinking water in Ukraine was 87.9% 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 Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 2000.
How does Ukraine rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
Ukraine ranks 78th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ukraine 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.