Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Algeria
Algeria: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 84.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Algeria, 2000–2024
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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Algeria stood at 84.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Algeria peaked at 84.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 2000.
That places Algeria 111th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.5% | 81.8% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 83.3% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 84.8% | 84.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More environment data for Algeria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 252.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0747 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 37.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 56.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0812 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2872 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Algeria?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Algeria was 84.9% 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Algeria ranks 111th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.